Despite his legendary cricket career, Shane Warne’s greatest achievement was his kids
"So proud of the young awesome adults you’ve become."
Early Saturday morning on March 5, Shane Warne tragically died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand aged 52.
Shane is survived by his children Brooke, 24, Summer, 20, and son Jackson, 22 whom he shares with ex-wife Simone Callahan.
Known for many legendary cricket moments, including his famous Ball of the Century in 1993, there was no doubt that Shane’s biggest achievement in life was his kids.
In November 2020, the cricket legend headed to Instagram to mark a very special fatherhood moment as his youngest daughter Summer graduated high school.
“Wow. What a day!!!” Shane wrote in a heartfelt Instagram story, “All three of my beautiful children have now completed year 12.”
Shane Warne shared a touching story on Instagram to congratulate his youngest daughter, Summer (middle), graduating from high school.
The former I’m A Celeb star continued, “Which means no more school fees, drop offs, pick ups and fighting for a car park, parent teacher nights, sports all over melb x 3 on weekends, school plays, events, making lunches, sports gear, blazer and being a taxi – oh and an ATM,” he joked.
While his remarks were lighthearted, the occasion was clearly bittersweet for the former cricket captain who added: “sort of sad too as they were fun times & will be great memories for all of us.”
Shane has two daughters, Brooke (right) and Summer (left), with his ex-wife Simone Callahan (Pictured: Shane with his kids, his ex-girfriend Liz Hurley and her son Damian Hurley).
The ex-cricketer ended on an emotional note, praising all three of his children.
“So proud of the young awesome adults you’ve become @brookewarne @jacksonwarne18 @summerwarne!! Love dad.”
Shane shares his three kids with his ex-wife Simone, and the cricket legend has always made it clear that they are at the heart of every decision he makes.
Back in 2018, Shane spoke to The 7:30 Report about how he regrets the effect his scandalous past has had on his children.
“I want him to be really proud of me,” Jackson Warne said about his father.
“It’s pretty hard to relive some things when you’ve let down your children and your family, embarrassed them at times,” the 52-year-old admitted.
“To hurt my children who are the most important thing in my life was really tough. The effect I had on my family, on my children. The effect I had on my children was I let them down. And I have to live with that for the rest of my life.”
However, it is clear that Shane’s kids don’t share his opinion when it comes to letting them down, particularly not the cricket legend’s middle child, Jackson Warne, who competed in Channel Seven’s inaugural season of SAS Australia.
From the beginning of the show, the poker player admitted his father’s opinion was at the heart of all his decisions, confessing, “I want him to be really proud of me”.
It’s clearly a Mutual Admiration Society when it comes to father and kids.
Shane is survived by his children Brooke, 24, Summer, 20, and son Jackson, 22, whom he shares with ex-wife Simone Callahan.
Shane Warne’s State Funeral
A State Memorial Service to honour former Australian test cricketer Mr Shane Warne will be held at 7pm on Wednesday 30 March at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
A private ceremony for Shane’s family was held earlier this month.
Who will be attending?
Over 50,000 people are expected to attend the service, which will begin at 7pm (AEDT) and last for around two hours.
Fellow cricketers Brian Lara, Wasim Akram, and Nasser Hussain are expected to attend, along with other celebrity friends including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Kylie Minogue.
Eddie McGuire will be hosting the funeral, and musicians including Elton John, Robbie Williams, Chris Martin, and Ed Sheeran are to perform remotely for the service.
Where to watch?
There will be live free-to-air television coverage of the service across many networks, with the ABC, Nine, and Seven all confirming they will be broadcasting the funeral.
The Victorian Government will also be live-streaming the service via their website.
It can also be viewed via Foxtel’s Fox Sports and Kayo without a relevant subscription.
This article first appeared on our sister site New Idea and has been edited and reproduced with permission.
