Yesterday, Shane Warne, a CRICKET legend, was flown back to Australia.

Simone's family, including her ex-wife, waited at Essendon Airport Melbourne for the private jet from Thailand. Simone was draped in the Aussie flag with his coffin.

Shane, 52 years old, succumbed to a suspected heart attack on Monday.

His body was brought from Thailand, where he died unexpectedly on the 7th of January after a suspected heart attack at his villa.

The death of the sporting icon shocked the entire world. Australia will now be paying their respects to Warne with a state funeral. It is expected that 100,000 mourners will pack Warne’s Melbourne Cricket Ground.

His children, parents and ex-wife Simone Callahan waited in a hangar at an airport.

Helen Nolan, Warne's personal assistant, was clearly upset when she was joined by others close to her.

The coffin of the cricket star was covered in an Australian flag, and his mother was seen holding a white rose as the white van carrying his body to the airport left.

A small group of supporters also attended the service to offer their condolences.

After an autopsy report revealed that Warne had died from natural causes, Thai authorities allowed his body to be returned home.

Brooke, Warne’s oldest daughter, posted a heartbreaking tribute hours before her father's body arrived in Oz.

She wrote, "Dad, my heart is broken. This doesn't seem real and doesn’t make sense that we aren't here anymore. It doesn't just feel right. You were taken too soon and life's so cruel."

Jackson, her brother, was 23 when he shared several snaps and videos of his father.

He wrote, "Thank you all for the overwhelming amount support, messages, and love."