The Melbourne Cricket Ground paused to honour one of its greatest heroes on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test, as the crowd paid tribute to the late Shane Warne with a coordinated hat-tipping salute at 3.50pm local time.
The gesture marked Warne's Australian Test cap number, 350, and referenced the floppy hat he famously wore while patrolling the field. Across the stands, fans rose and tipped their hats in unison, creating a moment of quiet reverence inside the vast stadium.
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