Australia and South Africa's 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 Shane Warne.
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.
Warne's Test cap number 350 will also be painted square of the wicket for the duration of the Test, while the stadium's big screen will show a graphic of the bowler at 3.50pm Australia time and a highlights package of his career.
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