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Glenn Maxwell has revealed Shane Warne's 'almost bragged' about being the coach of London Spirit and now wants to win the Hundred for the legendary Australian.

The former leg-spinner died in March at the age of 52 while on holiday in Thailand, with his death leaving the cricket world in a state of shock and mourning.

Maxwell, 33, missed what would turn out to be Warne's only season in charge of the Lord's-based team after pulling out of the inaugural edition of the Hundred in June last year.

But speaking ahead of their first game of this year's tournament against London rivals Oval Invincibles - to be shown live on Sky Sports -  the Aussie all-rounder revealed Warne's 'love' for his team.

'As soon as I was picked up by London [Spirit] in the draft, I was on the phone to Warnie non-stop trying to work out the team, different combinations,' Maxwell told Sportsmail.

'We were tight off the field and we had a fair bit in common so it has been a pretty hard year for a lot of people. I got to see Jackson (Warne's son) the other day, it was good to see him over here and hopefully he can get to the game and see the boys play.

'Last year he [Warne] had Covid for most of it, so he actually missed a massive chunk because he was isolating for most of the tournament, so he was a bit stitched up there.

'But he said it was an amazing tournament to be a part of. All he was talking about last year was "we were going to get it right". The excitement in his voice... he spoke really passionately about it. He loved this team.

'The amount he talked about this place, he loved it. He almost bragged that he was coaching the team playing at Lord's, which was always quite funny. He absolutely loved it here and we are going to be doing our best to put our best foot forward for him.'

Maxwell is all set to play for London Spirit more than he did last summer but he is still set to cut his Hundred

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