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[@Michelle-rg9gt]

We lost 2 of the greatest cricket legends on the very same day to heart attacks. Shane had only posted a tribute to Rod a few hours before his own death. RIP Shane and Rod Marsh. 04/03/2022.

[@turtle-frogs]

It's was, a sad day. 😢

[@bluedog1052]

Probably should make the date Ryan proof and say 4 March 2022, you know.....American dates and all.

[@elingrome5853]

yep.... and Indiansdoctors confirmed what the cause of the heart attack. was.. and it wasnt alcohol... 10 pts for anyone who can guess

[@shanedickson9313]

Well said Michelle, yes Warnie will always be the best but I'll always remember watching Marshy taking amazing catches behind the wicket and going the tonk with the bat, especially the time he broke his bat! Both blokes absolutely legends

[@rl2204]

@@elingrome5853 fauci owchie

[@robertalker652]

I''m an American ex-pat and naturalized Australia. Been down under for 35 years. Second day in Australia, I'm sitting in the bar at a bowls club, watching the lawn bowlers and watching cricket on the tele. Awesome.

[@ThomasThorr]

mate if that isn't the life, tell me what is

[@robertalker652]

@@vman4220 Cheers mate!

[@jayclark8284]

Me too...moved to the GC in 1993 and the Woolies boys had me playing the first Saturday after I started. Warney is a dead set Aussie legend and a master of the game💪

[@robertalker652]

@@jayclark8284 My eldest son played AFL as a fullback for four or five years between the age of 12-17, while I was a boundary ump. I can't remember what Division his team was in but they won 2 Grand Finals. Freakin' over the moon and, as a boundary ump, I was also close to the action.

[@Whityfisks]

​@@robertalker652bulldust

[@janneroz-photographyonabudget]

Rest in Peace Warney. The GOAT. Respects from this Englishman.

[@milnez]

Shed a tear in the SCG museum at his little section and the lovely lady guide patted my arm… just an absolute legend ❤

[@LifeOfVoss]

Ryan, he was truly the most fantastic bloke to ever live. Thank you for covering him mate, as an aussie, this bloke was the definition of a top bloke :)

[@twoflyinghats]

And a total arsehole scumbag as a father and husband..

[@davidparris7167]

So, what you are saying is that of all the estimated 50 Billion men who have lived on this planet in the last 200,000 years and you have personally known all these men you have picked out Warnie to be the ''most fantastic'' who has ever lived. Sorry you are deluded, lying or just stupid.

[@blackletter2591]

"I don't even know which way the ball is going". Neither did the batsmen.

[@SueNicholls-95]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@OrggsOrggs]

So true 👍

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

The reality is it’s so much more complicated - these are rarely isolated bowls. It’s nearly always a play over several bowls or even overs to get the batsman where you want them or thinking how you want them to so you can catch them out. After all it’s not just one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time against some plebs - these are also some of the greatest batsmen of recent decades, well used to spin bowling Warny’s legend status wasn’t so much that he could spin a ball where he wanted it to go, it was more he could put a batsman where he could bowl them so frequently - notice how in every one of these the batsman is trying to hit it rather than protect the wicket? It’s cause warny’s set them up to think they can score off a ball that’s coming for the bails

[@whattiler5102]

The thing with Warne was you had an idea where it was going but it didn't make a lot of difference. In the latter part of his career he rarely bowled a googly because of the wear and tear on his shoulder, but be was an expert at putting all sorts of ideas in the batsman's head.

[@Brendan-d8i]

Warnie knew exactly where the ball was going.

[@LearnTechnicalSketching-y1e]

Although I'm an England fan, hearing of Shane's death, much too early, was one of the saddest days of my life. He deserved to live a long and happy life, but sadly it was not to be. RIP Shane, you gave us all so much pleasure and gave so much to our beloved game.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Warnie was more than the greatest leggie of all time; he was beloved by just about everyone. My sons, who have no interest in Cricket, loved him and were sad at his passing. He was one of the very best Commentators in the game and he was funny and straight-talking. Everyone would have loved to have had beer with Shane.

[@jslasher1]

I met Shane on a couple of occasions. Sad to say, I didn’t particularly like him as a person. However, he was a brilliant cricketeer.

[@opalruby13]

He was actually a very polarising commentator. He could analyse the game brilliantly but he also tended to ramble on with matey drivel with other ex-player commentators until you had to mute the TV. Also, once he decided a player had a flaw (in technique or character) he never changed his mind regardless of evidence to the contrary. But he was apparently a generous person who gave his time and money to good causes. He was a legend, but not a saint.

[@Hudpower]

i would say he did get a bit of a reputation, and many felt like his antics, cheating, harassment, drug abuse, assault ect got him a reputation that i would argue most werent a fan of. At cricket he was brilliant, as others said.

[@twinpeaksVVV]

@@Hudpower cheating? assault? drug abuse? harassment? No, no, no and no, get your facts straight please. Warne was never charged with any one of these offenses. The closest you get is that he was banned for taking a slimming tablet which contained a substance that was not permitted. I'm not sure you would call that "drug abuse" as the term normally applies. Everything else you say is wrong unless by harassment you refer to 'sledging' opponents on the field, which is part of cricket whether you like it or not.

[@TheDaveman75]

I'm English and even I thought he was a great guy despite him tormenting the England teams of the 90's and 00's. Used to really enjoy his commentary after he retired from playing too. RIP Warnie!

[@Diorella_scent]

The world is a sadder place without Shane Warne. RIP YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND ❤

[@Hjoohfserfcoobv]

I like those angry words of his you are fucking grabbing people😂😂 that was also good memories of his yep he left us little to early and that is sad

[@Machetekills31]

Shane and Glen McGrath the most dangerous combo in cricket, .I will always remember the ball of the century when i was 19 1993 .His first ball against England in his first ashes test ,RIP Legend.

[@peterjackson4763]

I was there. Side on to the wicket so didn't see the spin.

[@avibhagan]

Poor Glen and Shane , the most dangerous combo to them was Lara and Chanderpaul . hahahahaha. Chanderpaul joining Lara at the crease probs made bowlers cry. ( I would)

[@mikesteve3039]

@@avibhagan The most dangerous combo to Shane were the shots.

[@thepilot2023]

Yep, I agree - since they left cricket, so have I. Both of them masters of their art - I remember one session where the bowlers and batsmen were "wired up" so we could hear what they were saying. Glenn was giving commentary something like this "I'll send one down the leg side, one down the off and then a short one and I'll have him" And that's exactly what happened! Magic.

[@DavidPayne81]

@@avibhaganDid the Windies ever win a series against Australia during the McGrath/Warne era? Nope 😂

[@L3onOfKings]

Leg Spin bowling is basically the method/action in how the ball is spun, it requires WRIST rotation to spin the ball. So for a right hand bowler it will naturally spin from right to left. For a left hand bowler their wrist spin/leg spin will make it go left to right. Leg spin bowling is the opposite of 'Off-Spin', Off-spin requires mostly fingers (not wrist) to spin the ball. For a right hand 'off-spin' bowler, the ball will move from left to right. The 3 stumps the bowler is bowling at are each named OFF STUMP / MIDDLE STUMP / LEG STUMP (depending on if a right or left handed batsman is batting) So when Shane Warne is bowling to a right-handed batsman, he usually bowls at/near the LEG STUMP or at batsman's legs because it gives a better chance to spin off the ground and threaten hitting the stumps. TLDR - Wrist spin = leg spin Finger spin = off-spin I'm sure you're still confused. I tried :)

[@munky1806]

I don't believe legspin actually requires the wrist as if you predominantly bowled balls that spun right to left with finger spin they would still be legbreaks. Same as murali was an offie with his wrist

[@iamthebroker]

Awesome job of explaining. Well done.

[@arconeagain]

No, a lot of spin is generated from the inside of the ring finger gripping the ball during the delivery. It is a combination of factors, and you know you've made a good delivery, revolutions wise, by how it feels leaving your hand. You can feel it on that finger.

[@zane01235]

Good summary 👍

[@zane01235]

​​@@arconeagainThe Gist is a leg spinner bowls over his wrist, the fingers are irrelevant when explaining a leg spinner unless you want to be super technical or pedantic

[@judithstrachan9399]

It is SO heartwarming to see you, Ry, learning about our cricketers, especially watching you catch on so quickly.

[@wespaul9345]

I felt for Ryan. So difficult for an outsider to pick up the jargon. He did ok

[@christait50]

Great effort 👌

[@ClaytonJHawkins]

Watching you have the joy of watching the great Shane Warne for the first time was a delight. Us Aussies had the pleasure of watching the growth and mastery of one of the greatest cricketers in the sport's history. Welcome to the amazing skill of leg spinners.

[@artistjoh]

The ball bouncing on the ground just in front of the batsmen is what makes cricket so wonderful to watch. Firstly it means the batsman has to have lightning reflexes to be able to judge how to play the ball, but secondly, it opens up such a variety of techniques for bowling the ball. The skill level of first class cricketers is simply off the planet, and individuals like Shane Warne can mesmerise with their wizardry.

[@travcat66]

The two commentators are Richie Benaud and Tony Greig, absolute legends in cricket as well

[@arconeagain]

Richie being a leg spinner himself.

[@Vas1984]

I used to do a pretty decent Richie Benaud impression when i was a kid. Atleast i thought it was good 😅

[@malenkoicp]

Always think of the 12th man when ever I hear Richie talk...

[@Prsboy78]

Shane Warne reinvigorated and changed the game. He is the Goat 🐐 of spin bowling. Just imagine how much you need to spin a ball to make it travel 20 metres and grip enough to turn a heavy leather ball. He was the best of the best RIP the man the legend Shane Warne.

[@Warpedsmac]

iT IS DELIGHTFUL TO SEE AN AMERICAN SHOW INTEREST IN CRICKET. Some baseball pitchers do incredible things with the baseball thru the air. Cheers from Australia!!!!

[@maxinemichelletaylor8341]

SHANE WARNE WAS PURE GOLD!!!.....Thank you for this video Ryan....I am a woman of 75 and a cricket fanatic for 60 years!!!....you paid him a fantastic tribute......sadly he had a rare heart condition he was unaware of....not even the team Drs picked it up and he was on holiday in Thailand when he passed away....Australia was in absolute shock......Have an awesome Christmas from Maxxii-Michelle....Perth....Western Australia

[@adda58]

RIP S. Warne, the GOAT

[@henryburton6529]

Nah Murali

[@Suspect333]

@@henryburton6529 Murali is a chucker... It doesn't count.

[@henryburton6529]

@@Suspect333 double jointed elbow actually

[@Suspect333]

@@henryburton6529 which prevents him from bowling a legal delivery

[@henryburton6529]

@@Suspect333 Thats not what the ICC thinks - excuse me if I consider their opinion more relevant than yours.

[@marcusfromoz7066]

The feels for listening to Tony Greig commentate again. Warnie, you champion.

[@DavidPayne81]

Another RIP. Led the way for professional cricketers to be fairly compensated for their work.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

RIP Warnie, we miss you! 😪 He was not only a great leg spinner, he was a great guy and very serious about playing cricket to his best ability! He did a lot of charity work and a lot of partying - certainly larger than life! It's so sad that he died alone, he had so many people around the world who loved him! 😧

[@michelleclark79709]

I’m not a huge fan of cricket (I do like it and appreciate though) and even I was affected by his passing. He was a huge part of our sporting community and was a great all round guy. He made his mark playing his first over of his first game he played for Australia. He is a true legend.

[@davidlawrence5091]

Warne wasn't just an amazing spinner because he could do these amazing leg breaks, he was also an absolute genius in the field. He would change the amount it spun, bowl balls that didn't spin at all, and when his shoulder wasnt busted he could spin the ball from left to right and also other variations that bounced higher or lower than expected. He was also a master of mind games, getting into a batsman's head to make them do things that they didn't want to do. Batsmen dont normally fear spinners. They respect them, but they normally only get scared of fast bowlers hitting them. Batters were scared of facing warne, and the only other spinner to really be able to claim that was Muralithiran who got even more wickets than warne.

[@bellabana]

But Murali was considered a ‘chukker’ by many that’s why he’s not called the Goat. And he accumulated a lot of wickets against weak sides.

[@hmt003]

Thanks Ryan, it's cricket season down under and watching you appreciate our legend, Shane Warne, was heartwarming, especially your sympathy at the end. We love your videos, have a great New Year. 🎉

[@vajtastic9319]

A key thing to note is that a spinner will bowl a lot of balls that look as though they should spin, but don't (or maybe even slightly spin the other way), and then bowls a ball that spins savagely, even though the action of the arm and wrist looks the same to the batsman. A leg spinner will bowl many different balls (like a pitcher may have different pitches). Just like a pitcher might try to disguise his slider as a fast ball, a spinner will disguise a spinning ball (called, leg spinner) with maybe a straighter, forward spinning ball (called a flipper). A leg spinner can have up to seven different deliveries (Stock ball · Leg break · Top spinner · Googly · Slider / back spinner / zooter · Flipper · Quicker ball). Key to a any spinners success is to make these look as similar as possible. The best batsman of spin, are the ones that can pick the type of ball 'out of the hand' of the bowler.

[@d.-_-.b]

It's nice that you compared it to baseball because Ryan usually tries that, but I think this time his mind was just so blown since the ball doesn't bounce in baseball.

[@arconeagain]

Actually , a flipper has backspin on it so it stays down. A top spinner or toppie has, well, you know.

[@alexmaknz]

For me, Warne's flipper was straight nasty. His googly was great also but it wasn't used much towards the end of his career iirc.

[@shanejimmink]

He is the spin bowlers equivalent to Don Bradman's battting.

[@buddhamack1491]

It's also worth noting that the majority of his wickets came against the other top nations in cricket. His numbers aren't propped up from hauls against the lower nations like some others are. He was blowing to the best batsmen in the world

[@flamingfrancis]

Not really. Bradman was far above any other in his time...almost double their average. While Warne was a great there was at least one other spin bowler that took more wickets in that era.

[@duncangoulden2754]

Warnie got his wickets against top tier nations, not like the chucker from Sri Lanka.

[@voza-mj8hv]

​@@flamingfrancishe means relative to the discipline. Bradman is the best batsman ever; Warne is the best spin bowler ever.

[@steviegreenthumb4720]

@@flamingfrancis Don was also playing against a far lower skill level of players than Warney was, that matters. Like who's better Bill Russell or Michael Jordan? Bill has 11 rings Jordan only has 6, but Bill played against literally one other guy who was good where Jordan had better competition. Same deal with Bradman/Warne.

[@gailstevens6831]

Shane Warne was our most beloved cricketer. He was a larrikin on and off the field, and all was fofgiven because he was so skilled as a bowler. Ryan, you are becoming a cricket tragic now, learning more and more about the different aspects of cricket.

[@GreenDistantStar]

#3 has been called 'The Ball of The Century'. It was Warne's first ball in Test cricket, IIRC.

[@goldboy150]

Not his first ball in test cricket. First ball in a test in England. He had bowled in tests in Australia before this.

[@utha2665]

No, it was his first ball bowled in England. He had already played in 11 tests prior to this game in 4 series, the first being against India, then Sri Lanka, West Indies and New Zealand. His first gain he was carted for 1/150, but later that same year he got his best ever return of 7/52 against West Indies. But it was definitely the ball that defined Shane Warne.

[@GreenDistantStar]

@@utha2665 thanks, wasn't sure.

[@AndyViant]

@@utha2665 India has always been much better at playing spin than England has, due to the pitches.

[@d.-_-.b]

First ball in The Ashes more likely.

[@srp.e]

Shane was a legend! An outstanding Cricketer and Commentator. RIP Legend.

[@neumanmachine3781]

Kylie Mole is an important character- she is the one who popularised the term 'bogan' and was the first to use it regularly on a national television show. Before she started calling people bogan there were different words for that type of person depending on which state or city you lived. Growing up in Brisbane in the 80's we referred to the bogan types as "Bevans" because if you came across a group of them there was always one called Bevan. In Sydney and Melbourne they were called "Westies" because they mainly lived in the Western Suburbs. Other names from Tasmania were "Booners" or "Chiggas". So this was the first time there was a common name for what were very common people.

[@Freefall984]

As an English fan, I feared Warnie's bowling in the ashes. He got wickets from nowhere

[@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2n]

yes nobody got that level of spin again, no matter which country

[@lachlanitis2311]

​@@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2n spin king but he was also great at getting into batters heads and playing mind games. Had a great cricket brain and devious tactician.

[@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2n]

@@lachlanitis2311 yes

[@DavidPayne81]

He nearly won the 2005 series on his own after McGrath was injured.

[@GreenGibbon]

• Leg stump/off stump: if you are looking down the pitch at a right-handed batsman, the leg stump is on the right (same side as his legs), the off-stump is on the left (same side as his bat). Conversely for a left-handed batsman. • Warney was a leg-spinner - he is bowling to the leg side, and the ball is spinning back left towards the stumps. • The most important game on the cricketing calendar from the Australian viewpoint is the annual 5 match series against the English. It''s called The Ashes. Same for the English; the Ashes is the big one! Oh, the pleasure of watching the game unfold over five days of batting and bowling, either at home in Aus or beaming in from England. And, oh how we love to beat the POMs, which we do more often than not!

[@arconeagain]

The Ashes is actually played biennially.

[@GreenGibbon]

@@arconeagain Yah, my mistake! 🙂

[@gmdhargreaves]

SW was a legend, his spin will NEVER be repeated, RIP Shane

[@jello1977]

Is, not was.

[@williamjolley3623]

You don't throw it you bowl it. I was there at the 'G for his 700th test wicket. I was there when the keg on legs got him his hat trick. I was one of those muppets in bay 13 when he had to come out on the ground to calm us down. And just countless other memories. Bradman is untouchable, but the King of Spin or Shiek of Tweak is a clear second. Such a lad, but his philanthropic work after cricket is just as amazing. Guys (and girls) go and get your heart checked. P.S. Yes he passed away from a heart attack. I was at the state funeral at the MCG. Go and get your heart checked.

[@arconeagain]

I was there too. It was the first test match I ever attended. Boxing day test, the ashes, Shane Warnes 700th. How lucky was I? How lucky were we?

[@groundjester]

Australian fan here. In 2001 I was in Afghanistan and was meeting a Taliban government official who grew up in Pakistan so he was a huge cricket fan. He told me he thought that Shane Warne is one of the greatest men who ever lived. Knowing what a naughty boy Shane could be at times, I had to restrain myself from pointing out that Shane Warne represented the opposite of everything this guy stood for.

[@stephensim5839]

He wasn't that bad...just girls and booze....and gambling...I mean come on...

[@montys8th]

@@stephensim5839 Don't forget the durries.

[@lockyp204]

Yeah I think the Taliban have Warnie covered. Cool story anyway

[@groundjester]

@@lockyp204 it was in Herat, April 2001. A lot of the Taliban leadership were raised in religious schools in Pakistan. Many of these grew up loving cricket. No reason to make this up, but believe it or not as you wish.

[@kenhorlor5674]

Afghanistan now have full test status JICYDK

[@jasonjohnson9072]

Bro i was cheering for you to work it out and you got it 😂😂 Theres so much nuance to this type of bowling. He throws ones that spinnthe opposite way, some don’t spin at all and some spin straight on snd play low. All of these are his best leg spin deliveries. But he spends time getting in their heads with a pattern of deliveries that he all of a sudden breaks.

[@NickJewlachow-of3yh]

No 3 in this list is generally iconic. First ball in the Ashes. England didn’t know what hit em. He didn’t play in the one-day games or the lead up county games. This was first morning too so he didn’t have much to aim at in the footmarks. The look on Gatting’s face as he trudged off. The BBC radio commentary as they watched it back. Trevor Bailey in his extremely plummy accent: “Thet wors en airbsolute Jaffa!”

[@Nuggettfaz]

RIP Warnie. The quintessential Aussie Root Rat.

[@bluecedar7914]

Scourge of the boyfriends and husbands of England.

[@thavith]

Shane was an absolute legend, but also understood the game better than just about anyone. Surely missed... So glad I was around for his entire career and understood what I were watching right from the get go... Ponting, McGrath, Lee... What I time to be alive. If you haven't, check out Mitchell Johnson in the Ashes, 2013-14

[@myth2005]

I was in France in a bar talking to one of the Aussie cricket selectors. He told me to keep an eye on the new guy about to join the team. "He will be special". He was talking about Shane Warne

[@ianharkin2691]

Yes, the "leg" in leg spin just refers to a side of the field. To put it simply, a leg spinner's normal delivery will spin from right to left. (An off spinner's normal delivery spins from left to right) There's a Shane Warne tutorial video on here where he explains very well the different type of deliveries he bowled. It's still hard to believe he's gone.

[@hannahroberts6295]

I started watching cricket in the 1970s when fast bowling was the the dominant delivery. Shane Warne changed all that. A shame he died young. His diet was pretty bad, but he liived life to thefull.

[@rizkhan3368]

Shane Warne , hated him when he played against our team and beating all in that great team. But loved him as a Cricketer, for his art, and more so watching highlights of Good old days...he even gave Yasir Shah tips , and predicted he would get above 200 wickets.. He went away to soon, we needed him to pass these wrist spin skills to the younger lot. Miss him dearly now even as a commentator

[@andrewferguson887]

Amazing, these are world class batsman he's bowling to. Basically, he spins the majority of his deliveries right to left, doesnt matter if the batsmen are left or right handed, just to simplify

[@DavidPayne81]

I like how you noticed the “curve” to the right before it hits the deck. Warne was famous for how much drift he achieved in the air before the ball bounced. It was just one of the many things that made him such a dangerous bowler.

[@MartyWiggins-x2k]

Warnie was my GOD and I cried for days after his passing he will never be forgotten and he should of been knighted for services to cricket and his fundraising so raise your glass To Sir Shane Keith Warne the God of leg spin bowling

[@Nalianna]

10:47 "Heart attack" is slang for "cocaine fueled bender in Thailand." It's a hellova drug.

[@LifeCanBeADream1111]

Rest in peace Warnie! We miss you. You always remind me of my dad when i see you. Ryan you should react to Shane Warne on Kath and Kim. The most legendary aussie tv series!

[@dagwooddogful]

"Man, he looks SO Australian. You can just tell he's Australian." 😂 on point there

[@GillGillyBean]

Greatest bowler and such a character too. Also was a great commentator. The Ashes were brilliant when he was playing. RIP 🏏😢 🇦🇺

[@taniam77]

There will never be a legend like Shaun Warne ever again. He was also the best at chirping players: on field and in the commentators box.

[@AFinOz]

In the early 1990's the art of leg spin had almost died out. Most countries were relying on a fast and medium paced bowling attack with a single off-spinner sometimes used for variety. Warne changed that almost single-handedly. The ultimate cricketing larrikin, he won over the cricketing orthodoxy simply by weight of numbers and his consistency against all opposition. Though leg spin is traditionally generated by a flick of the wrist and twist of the fingers resulting in a delivery turning from the RH batsman's leg side toward the off side, a left arm bowler using this technique and turning the ball in the opposite direction is technically also a "leg spinner".

[@genie674]

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing Warnie and your reaction to him. I was so glad my Dad who was a cricket fanatic and who played in country week cricket, got to see Warnie play before he passed away. RIP Dad and Warnie.

[@philhogan5623]

Warne had a delivery called a "flipper" which travelled much flatter through the air and skidded straight through. Batsmen had trouble picking this delivery and were often out bowled or LBW. I was disappointed the video didn't include Warnie's famous flipper.

[@bryankrippner7996]

We don't want to see ten Daryl Cullinan clips.

[@philhogan5623]

@@bryankrippner7996 maybe not 10 but a couple would be good.

[@markwestaway7207]

The Richie Richardson one was pretty special. That was when Warnie announced himself as a spinner to be feared.

[@pointyanointy1770]

Warnie always makes me smile. What a wizard! RIP Warnie.

[@eveningstar1]

He was engaged to Liz Hurley = double legend!

[@mariuscheek]

Ryan - in cricket there is the 'leg' side of a batsman and opposite to that is the batsman's 'off' side. A 'leg-spinner' bowls to pitch (bounce/land) the ball on the 'leg' side of the batsman and spin it towards the stumps. An 'off-spinner' is the opposite - but off-spin is easier to do, because it's in the fingers rather than in the wrist. It's super hard to bowl leg spin because of that - the tiniest deviation in how the wrist moves leads to wild inaccuracies. But Warne could bowl leg breaks, top spinners, 'wrong-uns', flippers, and sliders, all without giving the batsman a clue. But they all behaved differently off the surface. He was a genius!

[@plefevre]

Saw a photo years ago that completely sums up Shane Warne, he was autographing a woman's bum over the outfield fence.

[@GM-fh5jp]

$5 bucks he added his phone number as well ;)

[@Vas1984]

Yep, bloody legend

[@kerrymattrobertsharris6707]

At 6.40 you didn't know where the ball was going & neither did i, & neither did the batsman (Mike Gatting) 😂There will never be another like Warnie, R.I.P legend. Thanks for the vid Ryan. Cheers mate.

[@platinumare]

Thank you greatly for sharing this video. I was fortunate enough to see Shane Warne's ball of the century at midnight as a young teen in Australia. Australia was playing the ASHES in England and Shane was a brand new recruit, with a lot of doubt around his addition to the team. My whole family was in bed and I was supposed to be doing homework. Turned on the telly and saw him get the wicket, it was really mind blowing. Fond childhood memory. Your spirit is still strong Warney.

[@kel_25]

You picked up on some cool things that many wouldn't, such as Warne's ability to make the ball drift to the right in the air before turning left with the spin, all because of his ability to spin the ball quickly with the seam staying on its axis. Right handed Leg spin bowlers turn the ball from right to left generally, although Shane had an ability to bowl a shock ball that spun the opposite way, and was known for a Flipper which was a ball that was quicker and skidded straight at the stumps. The leg stump is the stump closest to the batsmen, and the leg side is the half of the field behind the batsmen (right half of the field). For a left handed batsmen, that obviously swaps, but the bowling is still considered leg spin regardless of who is batting, if it turns from right to left. Keep enjoying the cricket!! Aus vs India this coming year will be awesome to watch.

[@SenseiKreese]

Aussie here. He's not actually predicting that the batsman will open his legs and let it through in between the legs to hit the wicket. As you might tell, he's trying to make it really unpredictable to force mistakes, it's a bit of a cat and mouse game. Sometimes he might bowl more predictably for a while to lure the batsman into a false sense of security - and then hit him with one of those wild ones you saw, a psychological game. Also, the ball doesn't even need to hit the wicket to get the batsman "out". If the umpire thinks the ball was going to hit the wicket but the batsman blocked it with his leg? He's out. It's called LBW - leg before wicket. That's why the umpire is standing directly in line with the batsman - so he can see it. I'm sure there will be a vid on that if you want to see. So all he has to do is get it on aim, make the batsman miss, it hits the batsman's leg, he's out. Sometimes the batsman just fucks it up and it goes straight through. They don't call LBW lightly, so the umpire has to feel certain it was going to hit the wicket. Cricket is a bit of a weird game lol, I prefer baseball myself. That has its weird quirks too though, I guess. When you watch a vid like this, you see the batsman failing and failing. You don't see their successes. You asked how are they supposed to deal with the unpredictability... Well, they get good at watching him bowl and they watch his arm and wrist to know what trick he's going to bowl at them. While he was the best, there was still times when a great batsman would spank him around the field. While the pace is no way near as fast as a fast bowler who can take your head off with speed, if you actually play cricket, that spin bowler is still bowling at you damn fast, the TV camera compresses the distance of the pitch with the long telephoto zoom lens. The pitch is longer than it looks in those TV shots, and so in real life when you're facing a good spin bowler, it's still coming at you pretty fast. Significantly faster than it looks on the TV there.

[@xpusostomos]

As I recall, to be LBW the umpire not only has to believe it would have hit, but his leg must be directly in front of the stump, so would have to be a straight ball.

[@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2n]

yes the leg spin was like no other

[@rexanael243]

My favourite anecdote is batsmen talking about hearing the whir of the ball as it spun through air because of the amount of work on the ball. A humming hand grenade and you had no idea which way it would explode.

[@roguetrader08]

Not quite accurate. It's more difficult to get an umpire to call LBW when it's turning a lot, but not impossible. However, if impact is outside the line of off stump or leg stump, you are unlikely to get an LBW call. ​@@xpusostomos

[@deloceanophoto]

@@xpusostomosit can hit the batter outside the line (but only if they don’t offer a shot) but can’t be given LBW if it pitches outside of leg stump. Therefore these crazy leg breaks of Warne’s would never get a batter out LBW, more of the cat and mouse psychological game as mentioned, and trying to force an error, catch an edge, and in these extreme cases, bowl someone around (or through) their legs.

[@haylonix]

Growing up in that era of cricket in Australia was simply brilliant. There were many icons across the whole sport, some even from other countries teams. I don’t think cricket can ever be the same again.

[@sydneyrule]

We call him Warnie over in Oz

[@dpns2ster]

Best spin bowler ever! Great cricketer. Great commentator. A cricketing inspiration for centuries to come.

[@Lisa_0068]

Imagine Bradman, Lily, Marsh and warnie on the same team. 😂

[@UKJesterVids]

And Tommo

[@flamingfrancis]

Is that Dennis Lillee or Lily the Pink?

[@Lisa_0068]

@@flamingfrancis Dennis 😆

[@davefrench3608]

Such a bitter sweet video. He was such a special talent, and a hell of a nice guy - as an Englishman I give that accolade freely. His willingness to share his unique skills with youngsters marked him out as a one of a kind. The leg spinner’s ‘stock’ or usual delivery curves from the left to the right in the air then leaps from right to left on hitting the pitch. The batsman can get used to that, making the ability to make the ball do something else be very dangerous. Pace bowling at 80 or 90 mph may be spectacular but a quality spinner makes for fascinating cricket.

[@davethomsonu8959]

Leg spin is when the ball spins back in towards the batsman, off spin is when it spins away from the batsman

[@goldboy150]

Bad way of describing it because a)it depends on whether the batsmen is left handed or not and b) whether it spins away is about where you pitch it. If you pitch a leg break on middle to a right handed it spins away. If you pitch on an off break on middle to a right handed it spins towards them. Leg spin spins from right to left, off spin from left to right.

[@AFinOz]

Actually no! It's the opposite of what you've typed.

[@longjohn5322]

C’mon Dave, that’s atrocious!

[@philhogan5623]

​@@AFinOz he means from the bowler's viewpoint.

[@goldboy150]

@@philhogan5623 he’s wrong by that metric too. Left and right depends on perspective, away from or towards the batsman doesnt change depending on perspective.

[@ItsKATH]

Warnie was and still is a Aussie legend. The spin he puts on that ball knowing exactly where it will land is unbelievable

[@The_Jupiter2_Mission]

Let's confuse him even more by telling him about an off spinner.

[@barriehull7076]

Bowling with spin into the rough helps to spin the ball, the rough is the part of the pitch usually near the wicket which has been warn away during a match. Cracks or rough patches on the pitch. These areas can create unpredictable variations in bounce, making it challenging for batters. A damp or wet pitch can effectively assist bowlers in achieving swing or seam movement.

[@tricycle7274]

Good to see more people opening their minds to cricket. I was brought up in countries where the sport simply did not exist. In my late teens/early 20’s I was exposed to it while I lived in the UK and began to enjoy it. In 1993 I moved to Australia and have been immensely fortunate to have lived through a golden age of legends where Warney was king of them all. One important detail about those wickets: when the players are all dressed in their whites that means they are playing a test match (that’s up to 5 days play!) Getting a wicket can be difficult and there are shifting strategies in terms of the fielding, the bowling and other factors. The fielding side in many respects is trying to attack the wicket, though in modern day play, the more apt term would be to manufacture a wicket. Warne had the skills to create breakthroughs where no one thought possible. He could, and regularly did, make the best batsmen in the world crumble. In a game of wits and stamina, Warne was the master of both. RIP big man, thanks for many a fond memory.

[@andrewcoulter323]

Bradman and Warne are our 2 greatest cricketers of all time... leg spin is pitching, bouncing the ball, inline with the legs and spinning it away from the batsman, off spin is pitching, bouncing, the ball away from the batsman and spinning it back towards the batsman... not only was Warney able to bowl spectacular deliveries but he could always produce them when needed most. Warney used to bowl his leg spin with a lot of over spin causing the ball to bounce sharply up or to shoot forward disguising a faster straight delivery... he was truly a great of the game world wide

[@brianwilson49]

Warne was a magician; as an englishmen i have to say that we didn't love to hate him, we hated to love him and wished he was one of ours! we loved his skill and attitude both on and off the pitch. whenever he got the ball in his hand you KNEW somthing was going to happen. pure entertainment. not too shabby with a bat too. legend. RIP.

[@matthewwilliamsracing]

Still makes me emotional watching warnie. Rip brother.

[@marionkapp9577]

Thank you Ryan....watching Warnie spin his magic was bittersweet. He was a legend in his own time. We miss him.

[@hughxthexhand]

Brings a tear to my eye every time i remember him

[@OfficialAshArcher]

Grew up watching Warnie - he was exciting to watch, every single ball. Easily the greatest spin bowler of all time. An Aussie legend

[@Vas1984]

Do you remember he came out with his own ball that showed you where to put your fingers etc and how to do his different leg spins? I bought it as a kid and used to practice

[@pdjhh]

I was going to be critical but you worked things out really quickly and could appreciate Warne's genius good video!

[@richdavis6593]

That last ball is considered the ‘ball of the century’. He was so very adept at using the rough ground on the right of the pitch to get extra spin & movement. Not sure we’ll see the like of him again. Simply magnificent.

[@philarendse5816]

Thanks mate!.. brilliant reaction for the Aussie legend!

[@juliushardware7760]

As an Australian leg spinner myself, there are two common types of spin, leg spin and off spin. The only difference being leg spin going right to left, and off spin left to right. A good spinner however incorporates a lot of variation in not only the direction they spin the ball, but the height, line, length, and pace, just to name a few. Shane Warne truly is a legend, my favorite of all time, that being a common opinion! RIP Legend.

[@michaelfink64]

Great reactions, Ryan. You are really good at interpreting and enjoying cricket videos. Leg spin means that the ball hits the pitch on the leg side (so in line with or behind the legs of a right-handed batsman) and spins towards the off stump (the one on the side where he is holding his bat). Regarding bowling between the batsman's legs, it is not really necessary for the ball to pass between the legs (although it looks cool), because if he didn't move his leg like that and the ball his leg, he would still be out, just as a leg before wicket rather than bowled. Watching this video, you might think that leg spin was the only type of bowling that Warney used but he had a wide range of bowling styles and even developed new ones himself. He bowled with guile and even great batsmen could not always pick which way the ball was going to go. Warney was also a very gregarious man, generous with his time and will be greatly missed. RIP Warney. Ryan, we are now getting into the second week of the AFL (Australian Football League) finals (playoffs). Maybe you could react to some footy videos? After all, it is Australia's home grown and most popular (in terms of attendance) sport. Here's a video that explains the game and is a good way to start: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5C2opmEg8ubo68

[@Trunga77th]

This was fun to watch. Thanks for the upload!

[@tompenfold5367]

Still have to remind myself every summer that Warneys no longer with us. RIP Mate thanks for the memories. What a life

[@g1ss]

An absolute legend, and I say that as an Englishman who suffered watching him demolish our batsmen. You really need to see the whole over to see how it works, not just single deliveries. It's how he lures them in, creates confusion and deceives with deliveries building up to the killer delivery.

[@brentoneckersley3749]

I love it when it "curves to the right and then SPITS back the other way"... bro you had the vernacular down even if you didn't know it

[@lesflynn4455]

Woo hoo Warney's magic. It's so good to see this again. Respect. Warne devoted his professional life to bamboozling the best batsmen in the world. He did it so well. RIP sir.

[@devonpadayachee5167]

The greatest ever, we will never see another spinner like this, not in this day and age , a rare talent.

[@richardmaguire9536]

I have watched cricket since 1964 and never seen a better leg spinner. As a "Pom" he was my heroes' tormentor but he was so good to watch as a cricket fan you had to love the talent. What you don't see with his magic moments was his impact at the other end. Standard wisdom is you defend against fast bowling and then attack the spinner. It was impossible to attack Shane and very hard to defend so the batter would have more of a go at the quicks and as a result give away their wicket. It was an awesome bowling attack they had back then with Shane the jewel in the crown.

[@Unotuchable]

Number 3 was Warne's test debut in the UK & his first delivery of the test and is also collectively known as the ball of the century because of how good it was.

[@rocketrabble6737]

The half of a cricket field on the 'leg side' of the batsman is historically called the "leg side" for obvious reasons, although it is also called the "on side", which is short for 'on the leg side'. The other side of the field is the "off side" (short for 'off the leg side'). A leg-spin bowler is one who spins his stock ball from the leg side to the off side. An off-spin bowler is one who spins it from the off side to the leg side. Both these types of bowlers have variations on this, and both are right-handed.

[@DavidPayne81]

It’s not short for “on the leg side” it’s just the opposite of “off”.

[@rocketrabble6737]

​@DavidPayne81 ​It was originally as I said. People did not formally abbreviate as we do.

[@gopowell]

G’day Ryan … Just a quick few things .. As an Australian I think it’s awesome that you developed a strong interest into this magnificent country and her people … you seem so genuine to learn about Crickey, AFL etc, which is not exactly common for Americans to care too much about anything outside their borders. On Shane Warne, and the leg spin definition, think in baseball terms. So if you have a right hander at the plate, if Warnie was bowling to him he would bowl the ball to land towards the outside of the plate and spin in back into the batters legs. The exact opposite is true with a left handed bowler, if he is bowling to a left handed batter, he would again aim the ball on outside of plate and spin back towards the legs. So a right handed spin bowler’s primary bowl (just as in baseball a cricket bowler has multiple ways to bowl the ball in same way a pitcher can throw a slider, sinker, fastball etc. So at the technical definition a right handed leg spinner, will be spinning the ball primarily from right to left irrespective of whether batsman is right or left handed. Similarly, a left handed leg spin bowler (also called a “Leggie”), will primarily be bowling from left to right. It’s worth knowing leg spinners can bowl it so that the ball spins the opposite way you would expect (called a wrong ‘un, meaning wrong one as it’s turning the opposite way), they can also bowl top spinners which will hit the ground and then launch itself at the batsman’s throat or head. They call also bowl side spinners and others that look like they are going to turn but instead go straight on which can greatly panic the batter if he can’t pick the type of bowl - just like baseball. Plus Warnie was renowned for insane accuracy. He has done many of his tricks on camera, like placing a roughly nickel size coin anywhere on the pitch and he would hit the coin 19 times out of 20. He also used his accuracy to affect where the batter stands, which would then set up an easy wicket for him. His Cricket IQ was massively high, he could work out a batter’s weakness in a few balls, then develop a plan as to how to set the batter up for a specific bowl which would create a catch or just blow past the batsmen and hit the wickets plus many other ways you can get people out. When he died, our Nation mourned, as did those players from nations who played against him with no respect. Deep down the cricket world knew that is the greatest bowler ( of ANY type). That’s why we call him the Don Bradman of bowling, as he had non one else. Lastly, I am sure you must have had someone tell you that no one in Australia would ever say “Happy Arvo”. You are much more likely to hear “Good Arvo”. But again mate, it’s fkn awesome to see people interested in our country and/or culture, especially our allies in combat the USA

[@xmasbruvsgaming8234]

This was my child hood watching this legend cleaning up, cricket is not the same since the 90's

[@Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied]

Leg spin is the opposite to how most people bowl it's not easy and takes time grew up watching and listening to him and getting smacked for 6 trying to bole like him 😂

[@johnnyhock]

I was at the MCG in 2007 when he took his 700th test wicket - a world record - against England in the Ashes . I’m English but it was a fantastic achievement and appreciated by everyone in the ground ( about 90,000) from both sets of fans. A brilliant leggie probably the best of all time RIP Shane Warne - taken too soon 🙏

[@1936Studebaker]

It was never embarrassing to be bowled out by Shane Warne, it was an honour because you knew you faced the best in the sport!

[@bryankrippner7996]

I think Daryll Cullinan might disagree.

[@davidv.8655]

Shane Warne the scourge of the English. He was by far the most beloved Aussie cricketer by the English of all time. Feared and respected in equal measure. Always seemed to save his best for the ashes series against us. The ball of the century against Gatting 3rd on this list ?????. was his first ball in test cricket. It swung in the air from left to right ,pitched behind Gattings legs then spun sharply from right to left hitting the top of the off stump. Utterly bewildering and simply brilliant. His character on and off the pitch was English in so many ways . He lived life to the fullest and then some. Sadly died too young . For me the greatest player I have ever seen . Along with Bradman Aussie royalty.

[@Illianor123]

Number three was his first bowl in international cricket. A perfect start to a legend.

[@pwrighter]

Definitions (for non-cricket people). Leg Spinner: A bowler who spins the ball from right to left after it lands on the pitch from the viewpoint of the bowler. Called a leg-spinner because that is the side where a (right-handed) batsman's legs are. So for a RH batter this will be on the RH side of the wicket (the pitch) from the viewpoint of the bowler looking down the pitch (also called the wicket). There are other kinds of spinners. Someone who spins the ball from left to right is an off-spinner. Many people can bowl reasonable off-spin but to be a great leg-spinner is a rare and wonderful thing. Shane was by far the greatest.

[@somdutroy]

The third ball was deemed the ball of the century for the previous century. The perfect leg spin delivery.