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Shane Warne state funeral set for March 30 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 3 years agoWarne died at the age of 52 on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui on Friday. His body is to be repatriated. An autopsy found he had died of natural causes following a reported heart attack.
Australia's 2020 Women's T20 World Cup title win against India immortalised, to be displayed at MCG
• 3 years agoIt is the first artwork featuring a women's sporting team to be on permanent display at the MCG.
Shane Warne's state funeral to be held at iconic MCG with expected crowd of 1 lakh, say reports
• 3 years agoWarne's manager James Erskine did not confirm MCG as the venue for the state funeral but hinted that no other stadium would be an appropriate one considering the stature of the legendary Australian
Beer, cigarettes and a meat pie: Fans mourning Shane Warne’s demise leave offerings at spin legend’s statue outside MCG
• 3 years agoFans arranged to meet "at the Shane Warne statue" to mark his untimely death aged 52 and join in their shared grief.
Sri Lanka to play five T20 matches in Australia
• 3 years agoThe first two T20 matches will be at the Sydney Cricket Grounds on February 11 and 13 with the final two games planned for the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
Ashes 2021-22: Cricket Australia should consider moving New Year's Test to MCG, says Michael Vaughan
• 3 years agoFormer England skipper said CA should act proactively in the wake of the COVID-19 scare on the second day of the Boxing Day Test and consider moving the Sydney fixture also to Melbourne.
Ashes 2021-22: Desperate England seek to salvage hopes of retaining urn in Boxing Day Test
• 3 years agoAfter a nine-wicket thumping in Brisbane and then crashing by 275 runs in Adelaide, Joe Root's team must win at Melbourne Cricket Ground to keep their slim Ashes hopes alive.
Ajinkya Rahane says Melbourne century was 'really crucial' to India's victorious Test campaign in Australia
• 4 years agoRahane said he didn't quite realise the value of his Melbourne effort that eventually became a building block for India's 2-1 series win against Australia.
'Very confident we will get a crowd at the MCG for Boxing Day Test', says head of Victoria government
• 4 years agoThe head of government in the Australian state of Victoria, Daniel Andrews said he is "very confident" that fans will be able to attend and the administration is "working towards" it.
India vs Australia: Ajinkya Rahane a born leader, captained visitors flawlessly in MCG, says Ian Chappell
• 4 years agoUnder Rahane, India made a remarkable comeback after their humiliating loss in the first Test in Adelaide by winning the second Test by eight wickets.