England captain Ben Stokes paid a touching tribute to Graham Thorpe ahead of the first Test of the summer against New Zealand at Lord's.
Thorpe played exactly 100 Test matches for England between 1993 and 2005 and also worked as a coach with the national team for around a decade, only leaving his role as assistant coach in February following the Ashes. Last month, the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) announced that Thorpe was "seriously ill" in hospital.
A statement released on behalf of his family read: "Graham Thorpe has recently fallen seriously ill and is currently in hospital receiving treatment. His prognosis is unclear at this stage and we ask for privacy for him and his family at this time.
