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Shane Warne to have state funeral in Australia, tweets Victoria premier Daniel Andrews
•In his honour, the Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will be renamed the S.K. Warne Stand, the Victorian government has said.
Beer, cigarettes and a meat pie: Fans mourning Shane Warne’s demise leave offerings at spin legend’s statue outside MCG
•Fans arranged to meet "at the Shane Warne statue" to mark his untimely death aged 52 and join in their shared grief.
Sri Lanka to play five T20 matches in Australia
•The first two T20 matches will be at the Sydney Cricket Grounds on February 11 and 13 with the final two games planned for the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
Australia announces venues list for 2022 T20 World Cup; Geelong among seven cities hosting matches
•A total of 45 matches will be contested across Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with the final under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Boxing Day Ashes Test could see 80,000 crowd at MCG as Covid rules ease
•The five-Test Ashes series will start in Brisbane on 8 December before moving to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and ending in Perth.
Cricket Australia planning to allow big crowds during Ashes
•Chief executive Nick Hockley said tickets would go on sale Monday with all stadiums sold to their limit except the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground which will have an initial capacity of 85 percent.
Aussie Rules match in Melbourne attracts 'record' pandemic crowd of 78,000
•The MCG can seat 100,000 people and the Australian Football League (AFL) had hoped health authorities would allow the match to be played in front of a capacity stadium.
India vs Australia: Boxing Day Test declared as possible COVID-19 hotspot
•The news comes on the eve of the third Test between Australia and India, which has caused some controversy by being played in Sydney, the epicentre of a recent outbreak.
India vs Australia: Sydney Test a 50-50 bet, Melbourne Cricket Ground begins preparations
•The fate of the third Test has been shrouded in uncertainty since a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the northern beaches in Sydney, which is scheduled to host the third Test from 7 January.
India vs Australia: Hosts plan no changes for second Boxing Day Test, says coach Justin Langer
•With David Warner still unavailable due to a groin injury, Justin Langer said he would brave to tinker with the side for the Melbourne Cricket Ground match after a resounding victory in Adelaide