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At once an open book and a master of disguise, Shane Warne's allure extended far beyond the cricket pitch

  • Written by Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
At once an open book and a master of disguise, Shane Warne's allure extended far beyond the cricket pitchAAP/Jenny Evans

Pure box office, pure genius, was how former England cricket captain Nasser Hussain summed up the late, great Australian bowler Shane Warne, who died unexpectedly at just 52.

But limelight is illumination of the most unreliable kind, I noted at the beginning of The Private Don, my book on the inner life of Australia’s peerless...

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