Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Greig's family and colleagues pay respects in Sydney

Thursday 03 January 2013 22:58 GMT
Comments

Tony Greig's wife and son and former broadcasting colleagues, including Richie Benaud, paid tribute to the South African-born former England captain with a minute's silence before the first day of Australia's Test match against Sri Lanka in Sydney.

Greig, who was a familiar voice on Australia's Channel Nine cricket coverage, died of a heart attack last Saturday.

In the match, Sri Lanka finished the first day all out for 294, having been in a strong position at 250 for 5 after being put into bat by the home captain, Michael Clarke. Australia hold an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in