‘Where’s your missus?’: How Warne set aside personal anguish to mesmerise England

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To watch Warne set aside the upheaval in his personal life and bowl like a god to take 40 wickets in a losing side during that incredible 2005 Ashes was to witness a special kind of genius writes Chloe Saltau. | OPINION shanewarne cricket

Shane Warne strolled into the basement of the Royal Garden Hotel, next to Kensington Gardens in London, wearing thongs and a tracksuit.

As part of the small group of Australian journalists covering the series, which turned out to be one of the most captivating of all time, it was easy to be fooled by Warne’s laconic appearance as he chatted about the upcoming Ashes. But his personal life was in turmoil, he was hurting, and neither the tabloids nor the Barmy Army was going to let him forget it.

To watch Warne set aside the upheaval in his personal life and bowl like a god to take 40 wickets in a losing side during that incredible 2005 Ashes was to witness a special kind of genius. For context, Andrew Flintoff, who defined England’s series victory with his all-round heroics, took 24.

 

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