Shane Warne’s family and friends have attended a private funeral in his hometown of Melbourne to pay their final respects to the cricketing legend.

Warne’s three children, parents and friends – including retired Test captains Mark Taylor and Allan Border and former England skipper Michael Vaughan – were among about 80 guests at the service on Sunday.

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Warne, pictured in 1997, is regarded as one of the best cricketers of all time (PA)

A post-mortem examination found the 52-year-old had died of a suspected heart attack.

His body was repatriated from Bangkok to Melbourne just over a week ago.

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Family and friends followed the hearse carrying the coffin for a lap of the ground following the funeral service (David Caird/AP)

The ground’s Great Southern Stand will also be renamed in his honour.

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