Shane Warne guest edits an edition of The Advertiser

In 2018, on the eve of the first Test between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval, Shane Warne Shane Warne happily took charge of The Advertiser to edit the next day's edition. Here's what happened. 

This article was first published in December, 2018, when Shane Warne was invited to guest-edit the next day's edition of  The Advertiser.

He’s arguably the greatest Test captain Australia never had but Shane Warne happily took charge of The Advertiser to edit today’s edition of the paper on the eve of the first Test against India.

The second highest Test wicket-taker in history, Warne attended morning conference, pitched story ideas, had his say on others and penned an exclusive column on how the Aussies can topple Virat Kohli’s India at Adelaide Oval from Thursday.

Guest Editor of the Advertiser Shane Warne holds the morning conference with, from left, Brad Fleet, Matt Deighton, Shane Warne, Jess Leo-Kelton and Kara Jung. Picture: Simon Cross

“It was good fun, very similar to the set-up of a team and it’s a team effort to get the paper up,” Warne said.

“But at the end you’ve got to make some decisions and I actually really enjoyed it. It’s nice to see that side of things instead of waking up in the morning and seeing the paper and thinking ‘why would they put that story there?’”

Warne, a key member of the Fox Cricket commentary team, found himself on the front, back and inside pages of the papers throughout his career and was firm in his call for Adelaide boy Travis Head to be on Page 1, ahead of his first Test on home soil.

“It was a tough one between Virat Kohli and a local boy Travis Head, but it’s a good, positive story having him playing his first Test match in his home town in Adelaide,” he said.

“There’s a nice ring to it and a great photo of Travis with Adelaide Oval in the background so I’ve gone with Travis on the cover and hopefully a positive result for the Aussies.”

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