Shane Warne

Shane Warne – well known to history
Shane Warne – bowler of mystery
Whenever he walked up to the wicket
A change came over the game of cricket
He had the leg spin, flipper and googly

He came on the scene in 1992
Those Indian batsmen showed him a thing or two
“This fellow,” some said, “he don’t stand a chance!”
But soon he began to make the ball dance
In Sri Lanka he first showed his colours true

Manchester, England in 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 batsman’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

Mr Warne on his phone sent a lot of texts
‘Cause he liked to have quite a lot of sex
He took a prohibited pill to lose his love handles
Said “Mum gave it to me!” – what a terrible scandal!
We wondered “What will 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 to 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 Glen McGrath
In Sydney they took their last hurrah
Now Ponting and Taylor, Steve Waugh all agree
To have two such men they were lucky indeed
Shane Warne and his good friend Glen McGrath
Ooh ah!