The continuing adventures of Shane Warne

Not so very long ago, The Googly's Australian correspondent reported on Shane Warne's decision to spend his precious time not with Hampshire (to whom he was contracted and had PROMISED to return to this summer), but earning a few much needed dollars playing for the IPL and of course the poker.

While musing on Shane's betrayal of his Hampshire fans, I stumbled (thanks to a message from a much-respected Australian cricket writer who I couldn't possibly name, because then I'd have to kill you all!), on a show that said journalist had just been to see in Melbourne. Yes! Shane Warne: The Musical.

Now, while this might sound fairly mad, I found it utterly believable having been in Melbourne just a few short weeks ago and found a show on called "Paul Keating: The Musical". On investigation I find that this Warne show has been in the making for several years. Its instigator, Eddie Perfect (the man behind "Paul Keating"), felt that Shane's extra-curricular activities were just the thing for a comedy musical. Well, it's hard to argue with that. Text messages of a lewd nature obviously lend themselves to song and dance.

Eddie said about the show before it opened: "The musical is about the big issues of success and failure, the pressure of public scrutiny, over-indulgence, being an Australian male and the heartbreak that comes with falling short of getting everything one wants."

Australian playwright Toby Schmitz has co-written the script and Mr Perfect has bagged the role of Shane for himself.

We have no inside information on what Shane thinks of this extravaganza, but according to my Aussie journalist friend, it was FAB and will be heading to this year's Edinburgh Festival. YES!! No Warnie at The Rosebowl but great laughs to be had in Scotland.

[Image: Getty] [mimitig]