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Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46.

Early reports from police reported Symonds died in a single car accident near Townsville, Queensland, where he lived after retirement.

Queensland Police confirmed it was investigating a crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from the city, on Saturday evening.

Sky News Australia say reports suggest the car left the road near Alice River Bridge and rolled. Emergency services attempted to revive Symonds but he died from his injuries.

His family released a statement to confirm the tragic news and asked for privacy.

Symonds becomes the third Australian cricket legend to pass away this year, following Rod Marsh and Shane Warne who both suffered suspected heart attacks.

Symonds played 26 Tests for Australia between 2004 and 2008, as well as 198 ODIs.

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46.

Early reports from police reported Symonds died in a single car accident near Townsville, Queensland, where he lived after retirement.

Queensland Police confirmed it was investigating a crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from the city, on Saturday evening.

Sky News Australia say reports suggest the car left the road near Alice River Bridge and rolled. Emergency services attempted to revive Symonds but he died from his injuries.

His family released a statement to confirm the tragic news and asked for privacy.

Symonds becomes the third Australian cricket legend to pass away this year, following Rod Marsh and Shane Warne who both suffered suspected heart attacks.

Symonds played 26 Tests for Australia between 2004 and 2008, as well as 198 ODIs.

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46.

Early reports from police reported Symonds died in a single car accident near Townsville, Queensland, where he lived after retirement.

In a statement, Queensland Police said: “Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from Townsville, that’s taken the life of a 46-year-old man.

“Early information indicates, shortly after 11pm the car was being driven on Hervey Range Road, near Alice River Bridge when it left the roadway and rolled.

“Emergency services attempted to revive the 46-year-old driver and sole occupant, however, he died of his injuries.”

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Following the news former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46, Fox Sports News’ Mark Cunningham says the cricketing community is in shock

His family released a statement to confirm the tragic news and asked for privacy.

Symonds becomes the third Australian cricket legend to pass away this year, following Rod Marsh and Shane Warne, who both suffered suspected heart attacks.

Taylor: Tragic day for cricket

Australian cricketing legends Mark Taylor and Adam Gilchrist led the tributes to Symonds, with Taylor calling it “another tragic day for cricket”.

“I actually can’t quite believe it, to be honest,” the former batsman and Cricket Australia (CA) director told the Nine Network’s Wide World of Sports on Sunday.

Speaking of Symonds’ legacy as a cricketer, Taylor said he was an “entertainer with the bat” and an “imposing guy” on the field.

“He just wanted to entertain… He wanted to go out there and have fun… That’s the way he lived his life,” he added.

Symonds, affectionately known as “Roy”, played 26 Tests and 212 limited-overs internationals for his country and was noted especially for his ferocious hitting in the middle order.

Gilchrist reacted with similar shock and sadness, tweeting a number of crying and heartbreak emojis followed by “this really hurts”. In a subsequent tweet, he wrote: “Think of your most loyal, fun, loving friend who would do anything for you. That’s Roy.”

Former England Test captain Michael Vaughan also paid tribute, simply tweeting: “Simmo .. This doesn’t feel real… #RIP” with a love-heart emoji.

In a statement, CA chair Lachlan Henderson said Australian cricket had “lost another of its very best”. He said: “Andrew was a generational talent who was instrumental in Australia’s success at World Cups and as part of Queensland’s rich cricket history.

“He was a cult figure to many who was treasured by his fans and friends. On behalf of Australian cricket our deepest sympathies are with Andrew’s family, team-mates, and friends.”

CA chief executive Nick Hockley called Symonds a “prodigious talent from an early age in Queensland with his clean ball-striking ability, shrewd spin bowling and brilliant fielding”.

‘Symonds had an incredible cricketing intellect’

Matt Cunningham, Fox Sports News correspondent

“Andrew Symonds is being remembered as a real character of Australian cricket. He loved to play the game, but also loved to do other things like fishing, hunting and hiking. He was a real asset to the dressing room.

“He came into the one-day international team in 1998; he was born in England [Birmingham], but Australia convinced him to play for his adopted country.

“He had a sort of patchy career up until 2003, going into the World Cup in South Africa – in fact, there were question marks over his position in that Australia team – but he certainly answered any critics there might have been with a fabulous unbeaten 143 in their first clash against Pakistan, which set them on the path to being the undefeated world champions.

Symonds celebrates scoring a superb century against England in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG in 2006

“He made his Test debut a year later, and then two years after that, in 2006, he made a memorable first Test century at the MCG in the Boxing Day Test against England.

“But his career wasn’t short of its fair share of controversy as well. In 2008, in Darwin during a series against Bangladesh, Symonds famously skipped training under the captaincy of Michael Clarke to go fishing instead. That had him out of the team for a period of time and it was probably the beginning of the end when it came to his international career.

“His wife Laura has described him as a really laid-back character, but also as someone who was quite self-conscious.

“She said he didn’t go to university and that he always felt perhaps that people thought he wasn’t that bright. That was unfair, because he really had an incredible cricketing intellect – which we saw on the Fox coverage here in Australia. He clearly knew the game backwards.”

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46.

Early reports from police reported Symonds died in a single car accident near Townsville, Queensland, where he lived after retirement.

Queensland Police confirmed it was investigating a crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from the city, on Saturday evening.

Sky News Australia say reports suggest the car left the road near Alice River Bridge and rolled. Emergency services attempted to revive Symonds but he died from his injuries.

His family released a statement to confirm the tragic news and asked for privacy.

Symonds becomes the third Australian cricket legend to pass away this year, following Rod Marsh and Shane Warne who both suffered suspected heart attacks.

Symonds played 26 Tests for Australia between 2004 and 2008, as well as 198 ODIs.

Jordan Spieth is one shot off the lead heading into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson

Sebastian Munoz takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson, with Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas both in contention after another low-scoring day in Texas.

Munoz mixed an eagle and five birdies with a lone bogey to card a six-under 66 at TPC Craig Ranch and move to 21 under, a shot clear of Spieth, keeping the Colombian in pole position to challenge for a first PGA Tour victory since 2019.

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann is two strokes back in third after back-to-back 65s, while a round-of-the-day 61 from James Hahn lifted him to tied-fourth and 18 under alongside Thomas.

“I’m just really pleased, I’ve been very patient this year,” Spieth said. “I felt like my game’s been in a better place than last year and I didn’t really have anything to show for it other than a second at Pebble. I feel some momentum for sure, but I do feel like I still got some parts of my game that actually need to sharpen a little bit.”

Heading into the weekend tied for the lead, Munoz followed a 40-foot birdie at the second with a hole-out eagle from a greenside bunker at the driveable sixth hole to pull ahead of a congested leaderboard.

Munoz is without a win since the 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship

Munoz took advantage of the par-five ninth for the first of back-to-back birdies and added further gains at the 12th and 14th, although he saw his lead cut to a single stroke when he bogeyed the 16th and failed to convert a nine-foot birdie opportunity at the par-five last.

Spieth holed a long-range birdie at the third and charged up the leaderboard with five birdies in a six-hole stretch from the fifth, with two-putt birdies at the 12th and 14th taking him to 20 under with four holes to play.

Spieth won the RBC Heritage in Texas earlier this month

The three-time major champion, who will have a chance to complete the career Grand Slam at the PGA Championship next week, missed a seven-footer to save par at the short 15th but birdied the last to ensure a place in the final group on Sunday.

Hahn made his charge with five birdies in six holes from the fourth and played a four-hole stretch in five under from the 12th, briefly raising hopes of a possible ’59 round’, although he had to settle for an 11-under 61 after a final-hole gain.

Hahn narrowly missed out on equalling the course record

Thomas remains in the hunt for a first win since the players after a bogey-free 65, while Charl Schwartzel is in tied-sixth on 17 under alongside K.H Lee and Ryan Palmer.

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is in the group tied ninth and Ireland’s Seamus Power is tied-18th after a three-under 69, as England’s overnight co-leader David Skinns dropped out of the top-20 after a two-over 74.

Who will win the AT&T Byron Nelson? Watch the final round live on Sunday from 6pm on Sky Sports Golf and 7.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event!

Jordan Spieth is one shot off the lead heading into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson

Sebastian Munoz takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson, with Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas both in contention after another low-scoring day in Texas.

Munoz mixed an eagle and five birdies with a lone bogey to card a six-under 66 at TPC Craig Ranch and move to 21 under, a shot clear of Spieth, keeping the Colombian in pole position to challenge for a first PGA Tour victory since 2019.

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann is two strokes back in third after back-to-back 65s, while a round-of-the-day 61 from James Hahn lifted him to tied-fourth and 18 under alongside Thomas.

“I’m just really pleased, I’ve been very patient this year,” Spieth said. “I felt like my game’s been in a better place than last year and I didn’t really have anything to show for it other than a second at Pebble. I feel some momentum for sure, but I do feel like I still got some parts of my game that actually need to sharpen a little bit.”

Heading into the weekend tied for the lead, Munoz followed a 40-foot birdie at the second with a hole-out eagle from a greenside bunker at the driveable sixth hole to pull ahead of a congested leaderboard.

Munoz is without a win since the 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship

Munoz took advantage of the par-five ninth for the first of back-to-back birdies and added further gains at the 12th and 14th, although he saw his lead cut to a single stroke when he bogeyed the 16th and failed to convert a nine-foot birdie opportunity at the par-five last.

Spieth holed a long-range birdie at the third and charged up the leaderboard with five birdies in a six-hole stretch from the fifth, with two-putt birdies at the 12th and 14th taking him to 20 under with four holes to play.

Spieth won the RBC Heritage in Texas earlier this month

The three-time major champion, who will have a chance to complete the career Grand Slam at the PGA Championship next week, missed a seven-footer to save par at the short 15th but birdied the last to ensure a place in the final group on Sunday.

Hahn made his charge with five birdies in six holes from the fourth and played a four-hole stretch in five under from the 12th, briefly raising hopes of a possible ’59 round’, although he had to settle for an 11-under 61 after a final-hole gain.

Hahn narrowly missed out on equalling the course record

Thomas remains in the hunt for a first win since the players after a bogey-free 65, while Charl Schwartzel is in tied-sixth on 17 under alongside K.H Lee and Ryan Palmer.

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is in the group tied ninth and Ireland’s Seamus Power is tied-18th after a three-under 69, as England’s overnight co-leader David Skinns dropped out of the top-20 after a two-over 74.

Who will win the AT&T Byron Nelson? Watch the final round live on Sunday from 6pm on Sky Sports Golf and 7.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event!

Jordan Spieth is one shot off the lead heading into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson

Sebastian Munoz takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson, with Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas both in contention after another low-scoring day in Texas.

Munoz mixed an eagle and five birdies with a lone bogey to card a six-under 66 at TPC Craig Ranch and move to 21 under, a shot clear of Spieth, keeping the Colombian in pole position to challenge for a first PGA Tour victory since 2019.

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann is two strokes back in third after back-to-back 65s, while a round-of-the-day 61 from James Hahn lifted him to tied-fourth and 18 under alongside Thomas.

“I’m just really pleased, I’ve been very patient this year,” Spieth said. “I felt like my game’s been in a better place than last year and I didn’t really have anything to show for it other than a second at Pebble. I feel some momentum for sure, but I do feel like I still got some parts of my game that actually need to sharpen a little bit.”

Heading into the weekend tied for the lead, Munoz followed a 40-foot birdie at the second with a hole-out eagle from a greenside bunker at the driveable sixth hole to pull ahead of a congested leaderboard.

Munoz is without a win since the 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship

Munoz took advantage of the par-five ninth for the first of back-to-back birdies and added further gains at the 12th and 14th, although he saw his lead cut to a single stroke when he bogeyed the 16th and failed to convert a nine-foot birdie opportunity at the par-five last.

Spieth holed a long-range birdie at the third and charged up the leaderboard with five birdies in a six-hole stretch from the fifth, with two-putt birdies at the 12th and 14th taking him to 20 under with four holes to play.

Spieth won the RBC Heritage in Texas earlier this month

The three-time major champion, who will have a chance to complete the career Grand Slam at the PGA Championship next week, missed a seven-footer to save par at the short 15th but birdied the last to ensure a place in the final group on Sunday.

Hahn made his charge with five birdies in six holes from the fourth and played a four-hole stretch in five under from the 12th, briefly raising hopes of a possible ’59 round’, although he had to settle for an 11-under 61 after a final-hole gain.

Hahn narrowly missed out on equalling the course record

Thomas remains in the hunt for a first win since the players after a bogey-free 65, while Charl Schwartzel is in tied-sixth on 17 under alongside K.H Lee and Ryan Palmer.

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is in the group tied ninth and Ireland’s Seamus Power is tied-18th after a three-under 69, as England’s overnight co-leader David Skinns dropped out of the top-20 after a two-over 74.

Who will win the AT&T Byron Nelson? Watch the final round live on Sunday from 6pm on Sky Sports Golf and 7.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event!

Jordan Spieth is one shot off the lead heading into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson

Sebastian Munoz takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson, with Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas both in contention after another low-scoring day in Texas.

Munoz mixed an eagle and five birdies with a lone bogey to card a six-under 66 at TPC Craig Ranch and move to 21 under, a shot clear of Spieth, keeping the Colombian in pole position to challenge for a first PGA Tour victory since 2019.

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann is two strokes back in third after back-to-back 65s, while a round-of-the-day 61 from James Hahn lifted him to tied-fourth and 18 under alongside Thomas.

“I’m just really pleased, I’ve been very patient this year,” Spieth said. “I felt like my game’s been in a better place than last year and I didn’t really have anything to show for it other than a second at Pebble. I feel some momentum for sure, but I do feel like I still got some parts of my game that actually need to sharpen a little bit.”

Heading into the weekend tied for the lead, Munoz followed a 40-foot birdie at the second with a hole-out eagle from a greenside bunker at the driveable sixth hole to pull ahead of a congested leaderboard.

Munoz is without a win since the 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship

Munoz took advantage of the par-five ninth for the first of back-to-back birdies and added further gains at the 12th and 14th, although he saw his lead cut to a single stroke when he bogeyed the 16th and failed to convert a nine-foot birdie opportunity at the par-five last.

Spieth holed a long-range birdie at the third and charged up the leaderboard with five birdies in a six-hole stretch from the fifth, with two-putt birdies at the 12th and 14th taking him to 20 under with four holes to play.

Spieth won the RBC Heritage in Texas earlier this month

The three-time major champion, who will have a chance to complete the career Grand Slam at the PGA Championship next week, missed a seven-footer to save par at the short 15th but birdied the last to ensure a place in the final group on Sunday.

Hahn made his charge with five birdies in six holes from the fourth and played a four-hole stretch in five under from the 12th, briefly raising hopes of a possible ’59 round’, although he had to settle for an 11-under 61 after a final-hole gain.

Hahn narrowly missed out on equalling the course record

Thomas remains in the hunt for a first win since the players after a bogey-free 65, while Charl Schwartzel is in tied-sixth on 17 under alongside K.H Lee and Ryan Palmer.

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is in the group tied ninth and Ireland’s Seamus Power is tied-18th after a three-under 69, as England’s overnight co-leader David Skinns dropped out of the top-20 after a two-over 74.

Who will win the AT&T Byron Nelson? Watch the final round live on Sunday from 6pm on Sky Sports Golf and 7.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event!