professed their admiration for Warne.[227]

The Sri Lankan men's cricket team and the Indian men's cricket team wore black armbands to
on the second day of the first Test vs. Pakistan, and both teams observed a minute of silence
before the day's play,[229] as did the Bangladeshi men's cricket team and the Afghan men's cricket
team in the 2nd T20I of Afghanistan's tour of Bangladesh. St Kilda's AFL and AFLW sides did
likewise during their respective matches against Essendon and Geelong. The England cricket
team and West Indies team also held a minute's silence.[230][231][232]
005, Warne signed a lucrative multi-year sponsorship deal with Messages On Hold.[176][177] The
irony of promoting phone messages after his involvement in several text messaging scandals
was not lost on Warne.[178] Several media sources, and even Messages On Hold's own
promotional materials quote him as saying, "Trust me with this recommendation – I know a thing
or two about spin."[179] Warne also did promotional work for hair-loss-recovery company Advanced
Hair. This matter was investigated by the British Advertising Standards Authority in relation to an
illegal celebrity endorsement of medical services.[180] For the 2007/08 Australian cricket series,
Warne took over as Victoria Bitter spokesperson from David Boon in the Boonanza promotion.
[181]
 Warne had a talking figurine as part of the promotion, which continued from the "Talking
Boony" doll.[182] In January 2008, Warne