England players will pay tribute to the late batter before the start of the first Test match against Sri Lanka at Manchester on Wednesday. The teams will be lining up for a moment of applause before their national anthems at the Old Trafford Stadium, with a tribute video being played on the
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) last week announced that Thorpe, one of the finest batters from England, had died at the age of 55. His wife and daughters have confirmed to his long-time teammate Michael Atherton in an interview that the batter died by suicide.