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Australian cricket is in mourning once more after Andrew Symonds, a two-times World Cup winner, was killed in a car crash at the age of 46.
The tragedy follows the deaths in March of former Test wicketkeeper Rod Marsh and leg-spinning legend Shane Warne, a friend of Symonds both on the field and in the commentary box.
Adam Gilchrist – another ex-teammate – used the nickname by which Symonds was universally known. ‘Think of your most loyal, fun, loving friend who would do anything for you,’ he tweeted. ‘That’s Roy.’
Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has passed away after a car crash, aged 46
His ex-team-mate Adam Gilchrist led the tributes to Symonds following his death
Symonds was driving alone late on Saturday night about 30 miles from his home in Townsville when, according to Queensland police, his car ‘left the roadway and rolled’. Emergency services were unable to revive him.
An all-rounder in truest sense, he combined merciless
