On the day the 2025-26 Ashes series opened in Perth, it was fitting that Shane Warne wasn’t far from the thoughts of the cricketing world.

Warne was synonymous with the sport’s oldest and grandest series, a memory not lost on his father Keith, son Jackson and Melbourne Cricket Club chief Stuart Fox when on Friday they announced the MCG would host a special exhibition this summer of Warne’s private memorabilia.

The exhibition will include the famous Gatting ball, the ball he claimed his 700th wicket with, and even a stump he held during a celebratory dance on the balcony at Trent Bridge in 1997.

“Yes, it’s pretty special, the first day of the Ashes in Perth … It’s a fairytale, I think everybody is going to be happy when they get to see this collection,” Jackson said.

Speaking at the MCG

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