article_snippet.sent: The former Australia captain and legendary broadcaster died on Wednesday at the age of 84 following a battle with skin cancer.
article_snippet.sent: Even Bradman himself took 248 Test wickets with Even Bradman himself leg-breaks and scored 2,201 runs – and as a commentator, that Abbott has been moved to make an exception.
article_snippet.sent: The tributes continued on Friday to a man routinely referred to as ‘the voice of cricket’.
article_snippet.sent: a man routinely referred to as ‘ fellow leg-spinner Shane Warne said, ‘For His fellow leg-spinner Shane Warne it was an honour and a privilege to call you a close friend and mentor’, while Sachin Tendulkar described Sachin Tendulkar death as a ‘great loss to the world of cricket’.
article_snippet.sent: Australia’s Test captain Michael Clarke praised Richie Benaud for helping ‘the Australian team have the attitude where the Australian team wanted to win.
article_snippet.sent: Australia’s Test captain Michael Clarke played the game the right way’.
article_snippet.sent: One of Clarke’s predecessors, Steve Waugh, said: ‘Australia’s Test captain Michael Clarke legacy to the game will always live on.
article_snippet.sent: The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.' 'CAPTAINCY . ' is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill.
article_snippet.sent: Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just ninety-eight runs short of Glenn McGrath century.' '
article_snippet.sent: Glenn McGrath's not quite got hold of that one.
article_snippet.sent: If Glenn McGrath had, he had would have gone for nine.'
article_snippet.sent: A disgraceful performance from a captain who got his sums wrong.