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Shane Warne, meet Shane Warne. Yes, you read that right. Two Shane Warnes came face-to-face last week at Australia's National Sporting Museum.
No, one wasn't just a namesake. No, one wasn't a waxwork.
The second Warne was a hologram, a lifesize doppelganger. Just as batsmen of all shapes and sizes and nationalities had been a little in awe (whether they admitted it or not) of the spin bowler, it was Warne's turn to look on intrigued at, well, at himself.
The display, "Cricket Found Me", presents some of the many highlights of the controversial cricketer's on-field career. There is a look back in time at his Test match hat-trick on his home ground, the MCG.
And of course there is a salute to the ball that deceived Mike Gatting and dismissed him as it turned in from around his rather solid legs.
Apparently, some of the face-to-face footage of Warne telling audiences about his stellar career was shot in a little less than two days.
And Warne himself (the real fella, mind you) was ready with a quip. "The acting was pretty good,'" he said, tongue-in-cheek, after he'd taken a good long look at the hi-tech new exhibit.
He did mention that he intends to come back with his children, so that they could catch a glimpse of their father, if not quite in the flesh, then as close to it as technology will allow.
Two Shane Warnes for the price of one? Now that's an interesting concept. Steve Waugh would have been delighted at that prospect. After his quicks had made initial inroads into the opposing Test sides, he could have unleashed both Warnies, one from either end.
And what about the companies that specialise in cell phones? Two Warnes would have had them rubbing their hands with glee.
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