England have paid a glowing tribute to Shane Warne following the Australian great's shock death at the age of 52 on Friday.
Warne tragically passed away after suffering a hart attack - his management have confirmed.
In a statement, Warne's management said: "It is with great sadness we advise that Shane Keith Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand today, Friday 4 March.
"Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.
"The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course."
And tributes have flooded in for Warne, with England cricket leading the glowing messages.
England cricket wrote on Twitter on Friday: "One of the greatest of all-time. A legend. A genius. You changed Cricket. RIP Shane Warne."
Warne will go down as the greatest leg-spinner of all time, having claimed an astonishing 708 Test match wickets, which has only been surpassed by Sri Lanka icon Muttiah Muralitharan.
Warne also took 293 one-day international wickets for Australia, and won more than 300 caps for his country across all formats of the game.
Ahead of England's final day of their warm-up against a Cricket West Indies President’s XI, players and umpires stood in the middle for a minute’s silence in honour of Warne.
Ben Stokes paid a fitting tribute to Warne after the heartbreaking news emerged - labelling the leg-spinner as the 'King'.
He wrote on social media: "Australian Legend. @rajasthanroyals Legend. Was an honour to know you and work with you. This man is a LEGEND the king"
The world of sport paid tribute, with Gary Lineker posting on social media: "Terribly saddened and shocked to hear the news that Shane Warne has died. The greatest spin bowler of all time. Can’t quite believe it. RIP Shane"
Among others to post tributes, included Pakistan quick Shoaib Akhtar and West Indies star Carlos Brathwaite.
Akhtar wrote: "Just heard the devastating news about legendary Shane Warne passing away. No words to describe how shocked & sad i am. What a legend. What a man. What a cricketer."
Brathwaite added: "Sometimes it’s difficult to remember people who you idolize are human . It’s impossible to think they’ll leave us. Such a young age with so much more to give to our game. This is a big loss to the cricketing world. RIP Shane Warne"
