Melbourne: The huge poster of Shane Warne at St Kilda Cricket Club-s cafeteria here is too big to ignore. But then that-s the impression this club-s most famous ward had on world cricket.


The life size poster of Shane Warne in his Australia colours flanked by other famous Victorians, Bill Ponsford left, the greatest Australian batsman before Don Bradman, and former Australian Test batsman Ross Gregory, who went on to be a soldier and died in World War II right in the cafetaria of the Junction Oval at St Kilda yesterday. Pics/Ashwin Ferro  

Stephen Wain, the Junction Oval-s venue manager in the Local Organising Committee LOC for this World Cup, is a rather unassuming character despite having a wealth of information about the history of the iconic venue that dates back to over 150 years.