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Shane Warne: A tribute in photographs
As a cricket writer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, Mark Ray covered several Australian tours, on which he gained a rare insight into Shane Warne away from the limelight. Along the way, self-taught photographer Ray was able to capture some unique images of the Australian leg-spinning great.
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Warne after Australia lost a close first Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy in September 1999. Credit:markrayphotos.com
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A game of cards during a tour match in Colombo in September 1999.Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Warne makes a cheese sandwich during the third Test against the West Indies at the MCG in December 1996.Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Warne during the third Test against South Africa at the Adelaide Oval in January 1994.Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Warne fans try to get the leg-spinner's attention during the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town in March 1994.Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Shane Warne checks his new boots while his baby child sleeps in a nearby room in the team hotel in Leeds in August 2001. Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Warne and Sachin Tendulkar at practice in Mumbai in February 2001.Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Shane Warne during a warm-up for a tour match in Worcester, England, in June 2001.Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Warne chats with Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai in February 2001.Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Shane Warne at the Lone Pine Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey, in May 2001.Credit:markrayphotos.com
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Warne signs autographs during a match between NSW and Victoria at the SCG in December 1993. Credit:markrayphotos.com