The widow of Graham Thorpe , the former England batter who took his own life in 2024, believes that he would still be alive if he had received better support from the ECB after his dismissal as England batting coach.

Speaking to the talkSPORT podcast Head Before Wicket, Amanda Thorpe said that had Graham not been suddenly cut off from the game following the 2021-22 Ashes, "it is really clear [to me] that he would still be alive".

"If he'd had just a little bit of the support framework there to lean on a bit to just transition a bit more, it would have made all the difference," she said.

Thorpe died in August 2024 after being struck by a train, an inquest was told, with his family confirming that he took his own life following a battle with depression and anxiety.

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