Farewell Shane Warne: children tell crowd spin bowler was their ‘shining star’ – as it happened

Crowds begin to arrive for the state memorial service of Shane Warne at the MCG in Melbourne tonight following his death earlier this month aged 52. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

11.33am BST

And with that, we will wrap up tonight’s live blog covering Shane Warne’s funeral.

Here’s a quick summary of everything that happened:

• Eddie McGuire hosted the event, and unveiled the new Shane Warne Stand, replacing the Great Southern Stand in the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• Shane’s father, brother and children paid emotional tribute to the great man, remembering the joys and laughs he brought them.
• Rivals and teammates alike paid tribute to Warne, many remembering his fierce competitive spirit and his giving nature.
• Old friends relived hilarious stories and shared their favourite anecdotes from being around Warne.
• Andrea Egan of the United Nations Development Programme has revealed Warne had joined Lionshare, a UN conservationist program, and revealed the Shane Warne conservation grants.
• Musical acts littered the night, from Elton John to Jon Stevens and Ed Sheeran, all friends and admirers of Warne.

All in all, an emotional, fitting, hilarious and touching event that I think captured the many facets of Warne.

Greatest bowler of all time, greatest cricketer of all time, and one of the all-time great blokes. Vale Shane Warne.

Updated at 12.05pm BST

11.27am BST

The tributes from #ShaneWarne kids are exactly what any parent can or should hope for once we are gone. The Warne children are three loving, respectful and kind young adults. He and Simone have done a brilliant job at raising them #ShaneWarneMemorial

— Dr Kirstin Ferguson (@kirstinferguson) March 30, 2022