Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne was farewelled at a private funeral on Sunday by family and friends, as former fiancee Elizabeth Hurley said her "heart aches" that she was not able to attend.
The legendary leg spinner's body was found at a luxury resort in Thailand on March 4, with his death from a suspected heart attack aged just 52 provoking shock and grief around the world from prime ministers, rock stars and fellow players.
An autopsy revealed Warne died of natural causes, with a private jet last week flying him home to his native Melbourne.
He was remembered Sunday in an invitation-only funeral at St Kilda Football Club, an Australian Rules team he supported all his life.
Among the mourners were Warne's three children Brooke, Jackson, and Summer along with fellow cricketers, local media personalities and his close-knit poker group.
The service ended with his coffin given a lap of honour at St Kilda's home ground as family members walked behind and the song "The Time of My Life" from the movie "Dirty Dancing" boomed through loudspeakers.
Tina Turner's "Simply The Best" played as the hearse left the ground.
"He brought together so many things," his close friend and television presenter Eddie McGuire, who delivered a eulogy, told the Herald Sun newspaper outside the venue.
"The reason why he was so loved is because he was fallible, he was Superman.
"The magic part about Shane Warne was that he sprinkled his gold dust everywhere he went. He didn't become a hermit, he brought his friends into everything in life," McGuire added.
Australia teammates at the service included Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Mark Waugh, Michael Clarke and Glenn McGrath while ex-England captain Michael Vaughan was also seen arriving.
