Shane Warne - Paul Kelly

Shane Warne, well known to history

Shane Warne, bowler of mystery

Whenever you walked up to the wicket

A change came over the game of cricket

You had the leg spin, flipper and googly

You came on the scene in 1992

A little Indian batsman taught him a thing or two

This fellow, some said, you don’t stand a chance

Soon he began to make the ball dance

In Sri Lanka, he first showed his colours through

In Manchester, England, 1993

He bowled what they call the ball of the century

Mike Gatting looked up, struck as dumb as a post

And walked from the crease like he’d just seen a ghost

Shane Warne’s first Ashes delivery

From that time on, he played with the batsmen’s mind

From Brisbane to Durban, he had them in such a bind

To go forward or back, to play or abstain

Intensely, the pressure built up in the brain

And always, the chirping from behind

And Mr. Warne on his phone sent a lot of texts

'Cause he liked to have quite a lot of sex

Took a prohibited pill to lose his love handles

Said, «Mum gave it to me»

It was a terrible scandal

We wonder what would Warney do next

Shane Warne, truly a sporting magician

Always played like a man on a mission

Each time he came in to bat or bowl

He believed in his powers to take control

Even when he was not in the peak of condition

Shane Warne bowled with his friend, Glenn McGrath

In Sydney, they took their last hurrah

Now, Ponting and Taylor and Steve Waugh all agree

To have two such men, they were lucky indeed

Shane Warne and his good friend, Glenn McGrath