Shane Warne’s MCG memorial is set to be held on Wednesday, March 30.
The state funeral will take place after a private family service that’s expectexjmtzywd to be held towards the end of next week.
It is understood the body of the 52-year-old cricket legend, who died of a heart attack on the Thai island of Koh Samui on Friday, is being prepared for a repatriation flight from Thailand to Australia on Wednesday.
Discussions into the service’s organisation have begun, with immediate plans on hold until Warne’s body is back on Australian soil.
The remains are being held at Bangkok Police Station’s mortuary.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews previously said the public service would be an opportunity for the state to pay tribute to one of its biggest sporting icons.
“It will be an opportunity for Victorians to pay tribute to his contribution to his sport, to our state and the country,” he said.
The MCG’s Great Southern Stand will be renamed the S.K. Warne Stand in the king of spin’s honour.
“I’ve just informed the Warne family that the government will rename the Great Southern Stand at the MCG — the place he took his hat-trick and 700th wicket — to honour Shane and his contribution to the game,” Mr Andrews said.
“The S.K. Warne Stand will be a permanent tribute to an amazing Victorian.”
Warne was staying in a private villa with three friends, including one who performed CPR after finding him unresponsive when he did not show up for dinner.
Police Colonel Yuthana Sirisombat, director of Bo Phut Provincial Police Station in Koh Samui, said Warne had experienced chest pains before his trip to Thailand.
Citing interviews with family, he revealed Warne had a history of heart disease and asthma.
