Graham Thorpe

Former England batter and coach Graham Thorpe has been hospitalised with a serious illness.

Our thoughts are with Graham and his family.” He started his coaching career in Australia before joining the England and Wales Cricket Board as a batting coach. The 52-year-old Thorpe left his role in England’s coaching staff after The Ashes in January and has since accepted the job as head coach of Afghanistan.

Former England and Surrey cricketer Graham Thorpe is "seriously ill" in hospital, the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) and Thorpe's family have ...

Our thoughts are with Graham and his family." Our thoughts are with Graham and his family." His prognosis is unclear at this stage and we ask for privacy for him and his family at this time.

Thorpe, 52, played 100 Tests for England between 1993 and 2005, averaging 44.66 with 16 centuries. He was recently announced as the new head coach of ...

That role ended earlier this year when he, Silverwood and Ashley Giles, the former director of cricket, were all sacked in the wake of the Ashes loss. He is an icon of the English game, known by millions of cricket fans and forever a favourite son of Surrey CCC." A statement from the PCA, issued at the request of Thorpe's family, read: "Graham Thorpe has recently fallen seriously ill and is currently in hospital receiving treatment.

England's Professional Cricketers' Association says the former Test star is being treated in hospital for an unknown illness.

Our thoughts are with Graham and his family." "Graham Thorpe has recently fallen seriously ill and is currently in hospital receiving treatment," they said. Former England cricketer and men's batting coach Graham Thorpe is in hospital after becoming "seriously ill".