That Was 1 Am In The Morning And I Thought To Myself, What Has Warnie Done – Brett Lee Reveals How Graeme Swann Informed Him About Shane Warne's Demise

Published - 07 Mar 2022, 11:46 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:05 AM

Brett Lee (Photo: Twitter)

Legendary Australian speedster Brett Lee has revealed that the former England spinner Graeme Swann was the first one to inform him about the sudden demise of the legendary leg-spinner, Shane Warne.

The cricket fraternity was left stunned and shattered after the news broke out that the legendary Australian leg-spinner Warne, who is regarded as one of the most influential cricketers in history, died of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand.

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Speaking on ‘The Brett Lee Podcast’, he said that the former England spinner Swann had told him that he can’t ‘believe the news on Warnie’. Lee added that it was 1 AM in the morning and he thought Warne has landed himself in another controversy. However, the former Australian pacer was shocked when he searched about Warne on the internet.

“I normally have my phone on the low ring. I was down with mum and dad staying on the South Coast and then went to the Southern Islands. The light from my phone just kept flashing in my room. I looked out at it and it was from Graeme Swann and he said I can’t believe the news on Warnie.

“That was 1 AM in the morning and I thought to myself, what has Warnie done? What’s he done now? Is there another controversy kind of a thing? I go on my phone and type Shane Warne news and it came that he has died from an expected heart attack. I was like, Whaattt?”

You couldn’t go anywhere without knowing who Shane Warne was – Brett Lee

Australia national team — Brett Lee[Photo: Twitter]

Lee said that Warne had a huge fan following in Australia and compared him with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Michael Jordan and David Beckham. He said:

“The thing I’d say about Warnie is that, with Sachin Tendulkar over in India and the fame that he gets, with the Michael Jordans over in the US, with the David Beckhams, Warnie was that here in Australia. You couldn’t go anywhere without knowing who Shane Warne was. And even if you don’t watch cricket, pretty much everyone in Australia have heard of Shane Warne.”

Lee added that Warne always had time for his fans and he used to sign the autographs for kids and used to get pictures with them. He asserted:

“But he would get harassed. He would be out having dinner before a Test match when we were commentating and we all sit together and he would get harassed for autographs and selfies.

“But one thing that a lot of people don’t about him is that he always had time for people and he would always sign for kids and get the photos. He would cope with abuse walking down the street, but he would just take it in his stride.”

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