New England white ball coach Matthew Mott has paid tribute to his "great mate" Andrew Symonds following his tragic death at the age of just 46.
Symonds, who represented Australia more than 200 times across all formats, died in a car accident earlier this month. The all-rounder was involved in a single car accident 50 kilometres from his home in Townsville.
And Mott was close friends with Symonds, with the pair playing club cricket together and then becoming teammates at Queensland. After he was officially unveiled as England white ball coach, Mott said: "Since the excitement of accepting this role, I, like many people around the world, have been trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of my great mate Andrew Symonds.
