'Devastated' Mark Butcher hails his 'hero' Graham Thorpe as he and Dominic Cork hold back tears with powerful tribute to their late former England team-mate
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Thorpe is believed to have passed away two years after being diagnosed with an as-year-unrevealed illness, with his family opting not to share the cricketer's cause of death on Monday evening.