Magda Szubanski Instagram – Woke in the middle of the night to the terrible terrible news that Shane Warne had died. I’m in utter shock. Inconceivable that a life crammed with so much genius and larrikin charm could be snuffed out so suddenly and so soon. When we filmed these immortal scenes Warnie proved that he was not just a great sportsman but also a great sport. He played along with our shenanigans and we had loads of fun. He was a great pasher! In between takes we chatted and I totally fell under the spell of the famed Warnie charm: he was thoughtful and very sweet. He was born not far from where I lived and so much of him was typical, Melbourne outer suburban boy. Except, of course, that he was blessed by the gods of cricket. My god. So blessed. But also dedicated and hard working. He taught me – or rather Sharon – how to do the flipper and recounted how he would practice that spin hundreds of times a day until he could propel a cricket ball one metre straight up into the air just by clicking his fingers. His fingers were like small tree trunks. But mostly I remember how he spoke with such great love and pride of his beautiful kids. This is a shocking loss for our nation and for the cricketing world And poor Sharon has lost her hero and the love of her life But right now my heart is with his family and his friends – and most especially with his beautiful children Jackson Summer and Brooke whom he loved so very very much RIP Warnie 💔 sending love to you and Rod Marsh up there in cricket heaven ❤️ 🏏 Mags @jacksonwarne18 @summerwarne @brookewarne @jasonwarne30 @shanewarne23 #warnie #shanewarne #cricket #kathandkim