Fans arranged to meet "at the Shane Warne statue" to mourn his death at the age of 52 and share their grief, as per AFP.?
"I'm not even a massive cricket person," said John Haddad.
"But I've met him before and he's not much different in age. It hits home," he added.?
For most of the last 3 decades, Warne brought Aussies together.?
From his 1992 Test debut to his commentary, he is what people remember back in Australia.?
"It was pretty devastating to lose a childhood hero," said Andy Smith, who came to the MCG to pay his last respects.?
"Everyone was here as a kid, and watching the cricket shows, especially the lunch break shows, where he would come out and show his bowling technique. It was always amazing to watch," he added.?
"He was a hero for a lot of kids I think," he went on to say?
Most Australians of a particular age group remember what they were doing during Warne's "Ball of the Century" against Mike Gatting.?
"I was in China at the time and watching TV and when they showed that clip," said Chris Morrow.?
"Here I was in the middle of Qingdao going 'whoop, whoop, whoop' it was the greatest moment," he added.?
He put a few items loved by Warne - a "meat pie from a service station, and a packet of Winfield Blue (cigarettes), and half a dozen VBs (beers)."???????