Australians laid tributes of flowers and beer bottles at a statue of Shane Warne in Melbourne after the country woke to news that the cricketing great died from a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Thailand
As many in the sporting world and beyond expressed grief, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison offered Warne's family a state funeral for the sportsman known to his compatriots simply as "Warnie".
Warne's death dominated Australian media on Saturday, pushing news of devastating floods on the east coast of Australia and the war in Ukraine off the top of news bulletins and websites. "I came to pay my respects for a guy who just loved sport, who loved all sports, football, cricket," said professional Australian rules football player Tom Mitchell, 28, as he left a football.
"He had asthma and had seen a doctor about his heart," Yuttana Sirisombat, superintendent at the Bo Phut police station, told reporters. Warne's associates were later questioned at the police station. Police had earlier ruled out foul play said they were being interviewed as procedure.
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