Tributes are being paid to former Australia and Lancashire cricket star Andrew Symonds, who has died in a car crash aged 46. Police say they are investigating the single-vehicle accident that occurred in Queensland at 11pm on Saturday night (May 14).
Symonds, who was born in Birmingham before moving down under at a young age, played 26 Tests, 198 one-day internationals and 14 T20s for Australia and won the World Cup in 2003 and 2007. He played at Old Trafford with Lancashire in the 2005 season.
The all-rounder's death was confirmed in a statement from Cricket Australia. It read: “We are shocked and saddened by the loss of the loveable Queenslander, who has tragically passed away at the age of 46.”
