English cricket will certainly commemorate Graham Thorpe at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday, with brand-new Test captain Ollie Pope blazing a trail.
Thorpe, commonly taken into consideration one his generation’s best batters, passed away aged 55 previously this month after being struck by a train, with his other half Amanda exposing he had actually taken his very own life.
The stylish left-hander, that took place to serve as England’s aide instructor and batting coach to the similarity Pope recently, will certainly be kept in mind prior to play in advance of the initial Test versus Sri Lanka.
The cinemas will certainly lug a video clip bundle in Thorpe’s honour, complied with by a minute of praise, while England will certainly put on black armbands throughout of the Test.
Pope, that complied with in Thorpe’s steps at Surrey and will certainly captain his nation for the very first time in Manchester with Ben Stokes out wounded, claimed: “We’ll have our black armbands on throughout the course of the game and there’ll be a tribute to him before the game.
“It’s hurt a lot of people in that changing room. He was a great man. I probably had two or three years playing with him as a batting coach and, as a person, I really admired him.
“I always remember him saying one thing to me which was, ‘Never let the runs you’re scoring define you as a person’. When you’re young, in a bit of a rut, that was exactly what I needed to hear.
“It shows for me what a people’s person he was. He was loved in the changing room. He’s such a sad loss to everyone, to the country, his family and the boys as well. He’s missed and we’ll honour him this week.”
