<p>Australia and South Africa players will don floppy hats during the national anthems for the 'Boxing Day' test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in tribute to late spin bowling great <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/shane-warne" target="_blank">Shane Warne</a>.</p>.<p>The second test of the series will be the first at Warne's home ground since the Australian died aged 52 in Thailand in March.</p>.<p>Cricket Australia said day one of the test on December 26 would acknowledge "the significance of the MCG in his career and life", with Warne's floppy hat and a ball featured on a plinth on the teams' path to the ceremony.</p>.<p>Warne's test cap number 350 will also be painted square of the wicket for the duration of the test match, while the stadium's big screen will show a graphic of the bowler at 3:50 pm local time and a highlights package of his career.</p>.<p>Warne had plenty of highlights at the MCG including his Ashes hat-trick in 1994 and his 700th wicket at the ground 12 years later.</p>.<p>Tens of thousands attended a memorial service for Warne at the MCG in March, where he was remembered as a cricketing genius and maverick entertainer.</p>.<p>Australia beat South Africa in the first test in Brisbane on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.</p>
<p>Australia and South Africa players will don floppy hats during the national anthems for the 'Boxing Day' test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in tribute to late spin bowling great <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/shane-warne" target="_blank">Shane Warne</a>.</p>.<p>The second test of the series will be the first at Warne's home ground since the Australian died aged 52 in Thailand in March.</p>.<p>Cricket Australia said day one of the test on December 26 would acknowledge "the significance of the MCG in his career and life", with Warne's floppy hat and a ball featured on a plinth on the teams' path to the ceremony.</p>.<p>Warne's test cap number 350 will also be painted square of the wicket for the duration of the test match, while the stadium's big screen will show a graphic of the bowler at 3:50 pm local time and a highlights package of his career.</p>.<p>Warne had plenty of highlights at the MCG including his Ashes hat-trick in 1994 and his 700th wicket at the ground 12 years later.</p>.<p>Tens of thousands attended a memorial service for Warne at the MCG in March, where he was remembered as a cricketing genius and maverick entertainer.</p>.<p>Australia beat South Africa in the first test in Brisbane on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.</p>