Shane Warne lives on in every nook, corner and turn in Melbourne

One of cricket's biggest entertainers, Warne is present in spirit and in the joy and madness of Melbourne.

Nine months after his death, Shane Warne is a memory but one so tangible you could almost hold on to it while crisscrossing the streets of his hometown Melbourne or its beaches and cricket grounds.

One of cricket's biggest entertainers, Warne is present in spirit and in the joy and madness of Melbourne. Whether at the St Kilda Cricket Club ground where his supple wrists first started having 'serious conversations' with the red Kookaburra or the Brighton beach, where he would come for a sun bath or for a quick run to strengthen his lower body.

It's almost as if the 53-year-old, whose death in Thailand stunned the world of cricket and beyond, lives on in every nook, corner and turn.

Shane Warne's life size statue, in that iconic leg spin pose, stands tall outside the MCG.

And one fan has actually got a mural painted on the wall of his home in Dalgaty Lane as a mark of tribute. And little wonder, it is slowly turning into a tourist destination.

But to know Warne, a visit to St Kilda Cricket Club -- a beautiful ground in the inner suburb of South Melbourne where he first learnt the art of leg-spin -- is a must.

A young Warne was a star at the Club in Melbourne's grade cricket.