Like everyone else, I can't believe it. Shane Warne was very, very special and it's hard to accept he's gone.
For me, he was the greatest of all time because he could make the ball talk in all conditions, anywhere in the world, whether it was the first innings of a Test match or the last day.
The record books say one other bowler took more than Warney's 708 Test wickets, but he was second to none.
At the time, being on the end of his 'Ball of the Century' in 1993 was no fun because it turned so much and helped Australia to win the Test match.
But it was also the source of a lasting friendship and, as time went by, you learned to smile about it.
Shane and I used to share a joke that I launched his career, and there were 197 more wickets against England where that ball came from.
But Warney's life was not just about what he did on a cricket field.
He had an incredibly generous spirit, and like Beefy (Lord Botham) he raised a lot of money for charity – and to lose him at 52 is desperately sad because he had so much more to offer.
If you see young cricketers bowling leg spin now, the chances are they were inspired by Shane Warne to play cricket - that's the measure of his influence.
And you will never take away his greatness.
