OPINION: How good Shane Warne really was should be left to history to decide. Let time and distance intervene.
Over the course of three centuries of cricket played at the highest level, Shane Warne established himself as one of the greatest cricketers. In the distinct categories of bowler, fieldsman and rearguard batsman, Warne is among the highest in each ranking.
Les Darcy, potentially a world boxing champion, died abroad in 1917. He was 21. Victor Trumper, the only batsman who can credibly be compared to Don Bradman, was 37 when he died in 1915. In a nation not lacking cause for grief, these deaths were like a death in the family. Newspapers across this land provided extensive coverage of local reactions. Their funerals were huge events.
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