A player of 60s vintage who showed us what 2020s might be like

A player of 60s vintage who showed us what 2020s might be like

Symonds was a throwback to an age where the sport wasn’t an all-consuming task-master and accommodated a wider variety of temperaments Symonds was a throwback to an age where the sport wasn’t an all-consuming task-master and accommodated a wider variety of temperaments It is impossible to be objective about death. If it involves an accident that ends a sportsman’s […]

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A flamboyant all-rounder who flourished in
ODIs departs

A flamboyant all-rounder who flourished in ODIs departs

It was a Sunday dawn marinated in grief for the cricketing world and the news from Down Under was grim. Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds had succumbed to fatal injuries suffered in a car accident near Townsville in Queensland on Saturday night. Just 46, Symonds leaves behind a stunned Australian sporting firmament yet to come […]

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Former test cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in car accident

Former test cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in car accident

Former Australian test cricketer Andrew Symonds has died after a single-vehicle auto accident near Townsville in northeast Australia. He was 46. Cricket Australia reported Symonds’ death on its website on Sunday, citing a police statement with details of the accident late Saturday night. It described Symonds as “a cult hero during the peak of his […]

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