Ashes legend Bob Willis dead at 70

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BREAKING: Former England captain and fearsome pace bowler Bob Willis has died aged 70

Willis, who captained his country between 1982 and 1984, played in 90 Test matches with his most memorable performance his eight for 43 in the third Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley in 1981.

Oh no, not Bob Willis... what joy he gave, and what a marvellous man. That 8 for 43. Used to lunch with him occasionally to talk cricket, Wagner and Bob Dylan, his three great passions.Willis -- who in 1965 added Dylan as a third name by deed poll due to his adoration of the American singer Bob Dylan -- finished his Test career with 325 wickets, which puts him fourth on the all-time list of England wicket-takers behind James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Botham.

Bob Willis and former Australian cricketer Rick McCosker pictured at an Ashes test at the MCG in 2017.Born in Sunderland, his family moved to Surrey in his childhood and he went on to start his professional career playing for the country.

 

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