Australian cricket is in mourning after the shock passing of Andrew Symonds, aged 46.
The former all-rounder passed away in a car accident on Saturday night outside Townsville, with his family confirming the tragic news on Sunday.
Symonds played 26 Tests and 198 ODIs for Australia and is a two-time World Cup winner.
He averaged 40.6 with the bat and 37.3 with the ball across his 26 Test matches.
You can read some of the tributes to Andrew Symonds below
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) May 14, 2022
This is so devastating 😞
— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) May 14, 2022
Roy was So much fun to be around
Our Thoughts are with Symonds family #RIPRoy
Horrendous news to wake up to.
— Jason Gillespie 🌱 (@dizzy259) May 14, 2022
Utterly devastated. We are all gonna miss you mate.☹️ #RIPRoy
Simmo .. This doesn’t feel real .. #RIP ❤️
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 14, 2022
Heartbroken!! RIP Roy 💔 pic.twitter.com/0WVlkuhI38
— Ashleigh Gardner (@akgardner97) May 14, 2022
Devastated to hear about Andrew Symonds passing away in a car crash in Australia. We shared a great relationship on & off the field. Thoughts & prayers with the family. #AndrewSymonds pic.twitter.com/QMZMCwLdZs
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) May 14, 2022
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Andrew Symonds - a true North Queenslander, much loved by the Cowboys family pic.twitter.com/rpBnzFTZIm
— NQ Cowboys (@nthqldcowboys) May 14, 2022
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