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Jackson Warne is a chip off the old block in many ways when it comes to his late, great father Shane Warne.
Now the son of the Aussie leg-spinning legend has revealed the net sessions with his famous dad prior to his tragic death where he got a real insight into the craft of turning a cricket ball.
Prior to his sudden death at 52 in March this year, Shane mentioned that Jackson had never really been into cricket as a child.
Jackson and Shane Warne were more than just a son and his father, they were best friends as well
'I never pushed Jackson into cricket... He played it for a year, took a hat-trick - took four wickets in five balls - bowling a little bit of leg-spin or with the seam, smashed a few with the bat. Still, the game didn't really grab him,' he said.
But now Jackson has relived the moment the pair went back into the nets when he was an adult for some bonding time as he got a better understanding of what his dad did in the Australian team.
'We went twice in 2020 and 2021 to the nets and I tried bowling leg-spin,' Jackson told Channel 7.
Jackson Warne hugs family and friends during the state memorial service for former Australian cricketer Shane Warne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
'[Dad said] just so you know, what you're about to try and do is the hardest thing to do in cricket.
'It's more about your wrists, you're using your shoulder, spinning your ankle at the right time and I tried it.'
'After about two hours, I said to Dad this is pretty hard work you did for such a long time; congratulations,' Jackson said.
'You were the best at it. I can't even bowl six good balls - one was hitting the top of the net, other one was hitting the floor, none were getting to spin or to slow.'
Shane was more than just a father to Jackson, the pair were incredibly close
