"An Australian through and through": Shane Warne’s last meal revealed
Shane Warne’s final meal before his tragic death is exactly what you would expect from the legendary cricketer.
The 52-year-old was with a few mates on the Thailand holiday island of Koh Samui when he died of a suspected heart attack on March 4.
One of those included life-long friend and colleague Tom Hall, CEO and one of the owners of Sporting News, who wrote about Warney’s last day with them.
Tom had just woken up and helped his youngest with their online schooling before wandering off to meet up with "Warney, Neo, Gaz and Fred in the late-morning sunshine".
“Anybody that knew Shane knew his warmth, his caring, his incredible sense of humour, his laugh, the twinkle in his eye and that glare from those glowing, unnaturally white teeth. After a big hug and a ‘G'day’, we settle in around the outdoor dining table and the banter begins," he wrote on Sporting News.
The group messed around before trying to figure out how to watch the Australia v Pakistan Test in Thailand.
They managed to hook it up and it was only a few balls into the Test when the ever-so-cheeky Warney jumped up and said he had a present for Tom.
Bringing back with him an “armful of clothes”, Warney gifted Tom a series of shirts to give to the Sporting News team, including a 2005 Ashes Test shirt, his 2008 IPL shirt and a one-day international shirt.
The group stumbled down memory lane and exchanged stories about their respective careers before deciding to grab some dinner.
“I have dined with Shane in many fine establishments, but rather than sample some of the local Thai fare, we tuck into a plate of Vegemite on toast,” Tom wrote.
“Shane chomping away: ‘Geez, you can’t beat Vegemite with some butter, always great wherever you are in the world’.
“An Australian through and through - this was to turn out to be his last meal.
“Ever the caring father, as I was leaving, he headed up to his bedroom to call his kids.
“What a player. What a man. The word legend is used too lightly these days, but he is and always will be a legend. He was simply the best.”
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