'I asked 'Mate what’s the story here?'’ - Andrew Symonds recalls seeing pile of cash between Shane Warne's cricket gear

Former Australian cricketer and Shane Warne‘s teammate Andrew Symonds recalled a hilarious dressing room moment with the legendary spinner. The 46-year-old recounted how he once saw a big amount of money stuffed in Warne’s cricket kit during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in 2005.

The former Australian all-rounder revealed that he had discovered a big pile of cash between Warne’s pair of socks. Symonds told that Warne revealed that he had won the money at a casino just a day before.

To note, Australia won that match against South Africa back in 2005. Both Warne and Symonds played a crucial role in their team’s victory, as Australia went on to win the contest by 184 runs. While the veteran spinner scalped six wickets in the match, Symonds smashed 72 runs in the second innings.

It was about 40-grand laying on the ground there!: Andrew Symonds

“We were playing a Test match here, I think it was against South Africa in the Boxing Test. The third day we were into and I remember walking in and his gear was just all over the floor. He used to have a lot of socks and a lot of boots, and in between all his big woollen cricket socks was this Woolworths bag full of rolled-up $100 notes,” Symonds said to Fox News.

“It sort of caught my eye as I went past, just rolls and rolls of money. I said to Warnie, ‘Mate what’s the story here?’ He goes, ‘Oh I had a little win at the casino last night Roy and you know what? Cash is king.’ It was about 40-grand laying on the ground there! You realise how special he was. He was hugely generous, he would always help someone he liked. I was fortunate enough to be in that category,” he added.