Former England Captain Tony Greig dies – Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – December 29, 2012
Former England captain and legendary television commentator, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-William-Greig-c45123, has died of heart attack, aged 66 at his home in Sydney today, as confirmed by a spokesman of St Vincent’s hospital.
"He was rushed into St. Vincent's hospital. The staff of the emergency department worked on Mr Greig to no avail," St Vincent's spokesman David Faktor told Sydney Morning Herald.
Greig had been diagnosed with lung cancer two months ago and was getting treatment in Australia. A respected sports personality, he played for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in 58 Tests, and further captained them in 14 from a period between 1972 and 1979. After retiring, he turned
to commentary and made a highly successful living before deciding to take a break following the conclusion of the World T20 this September.
Australian middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
Hussey’s decision to hang his boots will be a major blow for Australia after they lost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, who also decided to bid adieu to international cricket. The left-hander cited his desire to spend more time with his family as a major reason. He will continue
playing for his domestic sides at least till the end of the ongoing summer.
It brings an end to a highly successful career which started in February 2004. The left-hander averages over 48 in One-day cricket, and betters that in the longer version, with 51.52."It will be nice to sit back when it's finished and really reminisce over
some fantastic memories and some great wins for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746," he said.
Pakistani skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 last night.
Yuvraj set up a thrilling victory for his side after smashing seven sixes en route to a sublime 72. He further got support from skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 eventually fell 11 runs short of
the target and had to settle for a share of the spoil.
"Although they went off to a promising start, we were hopeful of restricting them to 160-170… But Yuvraj was exceptional today. The way he batted was outstanding. "
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