Shane Warne state funeral LIVE – ‘Greatest show on Earth’ promised as cricketer gets star-studded memorial

AUSTRALIAN Cricket legend Shane Warne will be given a fitting farewell as his state funeral today.

The funeral will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, after Warne’s family accepted the offer of a state funeral from Victoria premier Daniel Andrews.

Millions are set to be tuning in to pay their respects from across the globe, and a crowd of over 50,000 people is expected to attend the service at the MCG.

It is also expected to be livestreamed at other cricket grounds around Australia.

The cricket legend tragically passed away earlier this month at the age of just 52, after suffering a heart attack while on holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand.

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