Shane Warne's family accept offer of state funeral from the Victorian government

Details regarding the ceremony to mark the passing of Australia's greatest-ever leg-spinner will be revealed in due course

Shane Warne will be honoured with a state funeral after his family accepted an offer from the Victorian government.

Details regarding the ceremony will be confirmed in due course.

The ex-Australia leg-spinner passed away on Friday (March 4) from a suspected heart attack, aged 52.

Premier of Victoria Dan Andrew wrote on Twitter: "It will be an opportunity for Victorians to pay tribute to his contribution to his sport, to our state and the country."

I've spoken with the Warne family again today and they have accepted my offer of a State Funeral to remember Shane.

It will be an opportunity for Victorians to pay tribute to his contribution to his sport, to our state and the country.

Details will be finalised in coming days.

— Dan Andrews (@DanielAndrewsMP) March 6, 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the service will be organised between federal and Victorian governments, Cricket Australia and Warne's family.

His death is not being treated as suspicious by Thailand police, who are awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test before a post-mortem examination is carried out.

Police have also revealed he was suffering from chest pains before he arrived in Thailand, and had consulted a doctor regarding his heart. Warne was also asthmatic.

Long-time manager James Erskine said: "The three children (Brooke, Jackson, Summer) are in a complete shock.

"I spoke to them yesterday and Jackson just said, 'We expect him to walk in the door. This is like a bad dream'.

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"Keith, Shane's father, is a pretty strong individual, but like everybody, he's just shattered, they can't believe what's happened."

Meanwhile, tributes have continued for the legendary Australia leg-spinner.

Mourners have left flowers, pies, beers and cigarettes by his statue outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, whose southern stand will be renamed the S.K. Warne Stand in his honour. The Kevin Murray Stand at Junction Oval is also being relabelled, as previously planned.

Figures from outside of the world of cricket, including Australian actor Russell Crowe, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and pop star Ed Sheeran, have saluted Warne in recent days.

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Former fiancee Liz Hurley shared a picture of the pair together on Instagram with the message: "I feel like the sun has gone behind a cloud forever. RIP my beloved Lionheart."