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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Shane Warne's son reveals the cheeky restaurant move his cricket legend dad pulled - and every Aussie wishes they could do it
The late, great Shane Warne built a career on confusing opposition batters, but his son Jackson has now revealed how he also confused plenty of diners in his time with a very cheeky act. Warne was well-known for having surprisingly simple and childlike food preferences. He often admitted he never ate vegetables and avoided most fruits entirely. His favourite meals were typically fast food staples like pizza, pasta and bacon sandwiches. Warne famously loved spaghetti bolognese, especially when cooked with extra cheese and no greens in sight. He had a notorious sweet tooth, enjoying chocolate, ice cream and lollies over any gourmet dessert. The 'sheikh of tweak' once had baked beans shipped to India because he refused to try the local cuisine during a cricket tour The cricket legend was a big fan of baked beans on toast as a comfort food. Warne even had cans of baked beans shipped in to satisfy his picky tastes when he toured India with the Australian Test team. He admitted he struggled with local cuisine and preferred sticking to his familiar comfort food. Warne avoided seafood altogether, once saying he couldn't stand the smell or texture of fish. The cricket icon's breakfast of choice was often bacon and eggs with white toast - and certainly no avocado or salad. Warne's friends often joked that his diet resembled that of a teenager rather than a sporting giant. Now it can be revealed just how opposed to gourmet cuisine the great leggie was, with his son Jackson exposing how his famous dad used to order takeaway pizzas to Melbourne's finest restaurants. 'You know [Japanese restaurant] Nobu and Rockpool at Crown?' Jackson said on the Life of Brian Podcast. The cricket star would happily sit on a park bench, finishing his pizza with a cigarette in hand, rather than sit inside and eat fine food at eateries like Nobu in Melbourne (pictured) Warne's food habits became part of his larrikin legend, proving he stayed true to himself off the field no matter how famous he became 'There has been multiple times where he would have an important meeting or catching up with people there for dinner. 'He would go to the restaurants - he knew he wasn't going to eat anything - he would be looking at the menu [and saying], "I don't eat steak, these fish and oysters, no thanks, not for me". 'So 40 minutes later, there would be a pizza from Gradi, just around the corner. 'He would be eating a pizza from a different restaurant in one of the restaurants there.' There was even a time when Warnie got kicked out for trying to pull the stunt at a fancy eatery. Daily Mail previously revealed he was at a dinner with media and cricket commentators at one of Melbourne's best restaurants when he waved the waiter away as he took everyone's orders. 'No thanks mate,' he said. 'I'm right.' Sure enough, a pizza delivery person soon arrived and Warnie started tucking into the meal right there at the table. 'I'm very sorry Mr Warne,' the maître d' said. 'But you can't eat that here.' 'Oh, OK, no worries,' Warnie replied. He took his pizza out to a nearby bench, finished it off and had a cigarette for dessert. Aussie pace bowler Brett Lee has also confirmed that Warnie loved ordering pizza to flash restaurants. 'I remember going to that famous Japanese restaurant Nobu, and Warnie ordered in a margherita pizza,' Lee said on the Willow Talk Cricket Podcast. 'Warnie only ever ate his baked beans, cheese on toast, he liked lasagna, spaghetti bolognese and margherita pizzas. 'We were going to one of the best restaurants in the world and Warnie, just being Warnie, decided to order margherita pizza.
The Guardian
an hour ago
- The Guardian
Arne Slot says Liverpool ‘need to be better' after Community Shield defeat
After his Liverpool team lost the Community Shield in a penalty shootout to Crystal Palace, their manager, Arne Slot admitted the difficulty of bedding in the summer's new signings. 'Sometimes you need some time to adapt offensively or defensively,' said Slot. Two new arrivals in striker Hugo Ekitiké and right-back Jeremie Frimpong got on the scoresheet but Palace, who might have won the game in normal time during their impressive second-half showing, exposed the Premier League champions' weaknesses. Florian Wirtz in a No 10 role and Milos Kerkez as an overlapping left-back on the opposite side of Frimpong made for a highly attacking Liverpool lineup. 'In the whole pre-season we saw we are able to create more opportunities, chances, we dominate maybe even more,' said Slot. 'Now we are better in creating and getting promising situations than we were in the whole of last season but it is also true that we have conceded two against [Athletic Club] Bilbao and two again today. 'We need to be better defensively,' Slot admitted: 'It is disappointing of course, if you go in front and you are not able to win the game. It was close and there were points where I thought we could win it but it went to penalties and they were better in that moment.' Slot refused to panic before his team's defence of the Premier League title, which kicks off on Friday against Bournemouth. He said: 'We are Liverpool, the pressure is always on. Even if we bring 10 players in, or no players in, there is always pressure when you wear a Liverpool shirt.' He offered measured credit to Wirtz and Ekitiké: 'These are players we have brought in for quite a lot of money so they know how to handle the pressure. Both of them played a good game.' The Palace manager Oliver Glasner was delighted to add further silverware to last season's FA Cup. He said: 'I have to give big credit to the players for this win today, we came back and were able to decide the game on penalties. We were on the same level as Liverpool and it was a big performance.' Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Asked whether he would swap victory at Wembley for the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling in Palace's favour on Monday over playing in the Europa League or Conference League, Glasner said: 'No, we will accept this. Tomorrow we have no influence so we will celebrate tonight and then meet for lunch at training. Then we will schedule the rest of August. If we play in the Conference League, we have more games in August.'
Sky News
2 hours ago
- Sky News
Minute's silence for Diogo Jota cut short before match
A minute's silence in memory of Diogo Jota ahead of the Community Shield at Wembley had to be cut short due to shouting from a small number of Crystal Palace fans. Tributes were paid before kick-off to the former Liverpool forward, 28, and his younger brother Andre Silva, who died in a car crash in Spain on 3 July. Reds fans, some of whom had booed the national anthem, paid respects with a rousing rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone as wreaths were laid on the pitch. But referee Chris Kavanagh cut the minute's silence short after just 20 seconds when it was disturbed by a minority of fans from the Palace end. The interruption was met with a strong response from the Liverpool end, while Eagles supporters also tried to silence those not observing the tribute. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said he was "disappointed" by the incident after his side lost on penalties after a 2-2 draw. "I don't know who did that but there was plenty trying to shush it down, but obviously that doesn't help it," he said. "But it is what it is. You can't control how many fans were here today? Was it 80,000 people? So, yeah, it is disappointing to hear that, but if that person or those persons can go home and be happy with themselves, then..." Liverpool head coach Arne Slot played down the interruption, saying: "I don't think this was planned, or that this was the idea of the fan that made some noise. Maybe he wasn't aware of the fact that it was the minute of silence. "He was just still happy and tried to cheer for his team. And I think then the fans of Palace were trying to calm that person or those persons down, so I don't think he had a bad intention, the guy or people that made noise. "They tried to calm him down, but that was a bit noisy as well. And then our fans reacted: 'Hey, what's happening here?' "So I don't think there's a bad intention to it, because the fans of Crystal Palace and everywhere around the world have paid huge respect to Diogo and Andre and this was, I think, unlucky or, I can't find the right words, but I don't think there was a bad intention in it."
