Shane Warne mural emerges in his home suburb of Black Rock in Melbourne

Mural tributes to Shane Warne are popping up in Melbourne as one of the two masseuses who treated him reportedly revealed more of what she knew before he died.

Mural tributes to cricketing legend Shane Warne are popping up in Melbourne as grieving fans come to terms with the sudden death of the great leg-spinner.

An image of the famed sportsman in his cricket whites, holding a ball aloft, has been painted in an alley beside a newsagency in his seaside hometown at Black Rock.

Building owner George Petropoulos approached artists Melissa Turner and Brigitte Dawson, from Melbourne’s Murals, to produce the stunning artwork at 606 Balcombe Road.

The design was created by Mr Dawson’s son Shane. It’s based on an iconic photo of Warne with a swirled background that symbolises his reputation as the ‘King of Spin’.

Shane Warne mural painted in Black Rock, Melbourne. Picture: @MelbournesMurals

Shane Warne mural in Black Rock, Melbourne. Picture: @MelbournesMurals

Flowers and a VB can at the mural in Black Rock. Picture: Josie Hayden

“My whole family is cricket mad, I feel like I had to do it,” Ms Turner said.

“It’s our third mural in that alleyway, the first was for the bushfires, the second was for the Covid-19 frontline heroes, and now we’ve done Warnie’s tribute.”

There was another mural for Warne spotted on Dalgety Lane in St Kilda by @lingerid.

The tribute comes as one of the two massage therapists who treated Warne the afternoon he died reportedly said he seemed fine and in good spirits before they left the resort.

“Everything was fine - he seemed perfectly healthy and he gave us a good tip when we finished,” she said.

“We were both so shocked when we found out he had died.”

Shane Warne is pictured on CCTV footage returning to his Sumujana Villa in Koh Samui. Picture: Royal Thai Police

CCTV footage from The Samujana Villas showing Thai masseuses arriving to give Shane Warne and his friends a standard neck and back massage on the day of his death. Picture: Royal Thai Police

The women were the last people to see Warne alive and were interviewed by Thai police as part of routine investigations. A post-morten revealed he died of natural causes.

Plans are currently being finalised for a state memorial service in Warne’s honour, which will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday March 30.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has indicated he wants to be part of the event.

The memorial will start at 7pm on Wednesday, March 30 to allow families to attend.

People taking photos of the mural in Black Rock. Picture: Josie Hayden

The second Shane Warne around Melbourne by @lingerid. Picture: Josie Hayden

It’s expected up to 50,000 public tickets will be available, subject to demand, with most expected to be seated in the Great Southern Stand, which will be renamed the S.K. Warne Stand in his honour.

One week on, a steady stream of people are still stopping by the home of cricket at the MCG to pay their respects and leave tributes at the plinth below his statue.

The majority are flowers, but there are still some meat pies, pizzas, and packets of smokes.

“There’s also quite a bit of beer in the mix,” a spokesperson told the Herald Sun.

Cards will be collected and passed along to Warne’s family.

Originally published as Shane Warne mural emerges in his home suburb of Black Rock in Melbourne