English cricket to honour Graham Thorpe forward of first Check in opposition to Sri Lanka

English cricket can pay tribute to Graham Thorpe at Emirates Outdated Trafford on Wednesday, with new Check captain Ollie Pope main the best way.

Thorpe, extensively thought of certainly one of his era’s best batters, died aged 55 earlier this month after being struck by a practice, along with his spouse Amanda revealing he had taken his personal life.

The stylish left-hander, who went on to behave as England’s assistant coach and batting mentor to the likes of Pope lately, can be remembered earlier than play forward of the primary Check in opposition to Sri Lanka.

The massive screens will carry a video bundle in Thorpe’s honour, adopted by a second of applause, whereas England will put on black armbands at some stage in the Check.

Pope, who adopted in Thorpe’s footsteps at Surrey and can captain his nation for the primary time in Manchester with Ben Stokes out injured, stated: “We’ll have our black armbands on all through the course of the sport and there’ll be a tribute to him earlier than the sport.

“It’s harm lots of people in that altering room. He was a terrific man. I in all probability had two or three years taking part in with him as a batting coach and, as an individual, I actually admired him.

“I all the time bear in mind him saying one factor to me which was, ‘By no means let the runs you’re scoring outline you as an individual’. While you’re younger, in a little bit of a rut, that was precisely what I wanted to listen to.

“It exhibits for me what a folks’s particular person he was. He was cherished within the altering room. He’s such a tragic loss to everybody, to the nation, his household and the boys as properly. He’s missed and we’ll honour him this week.”