00:00Thorpe has been a very influential character as a player and as a coach in English cricket.
00:09A few of us in that dressing room now have spent a lot of time around him when we were younger coming through the ranks.
00:15As we got into the main team, Thorpe spent a lot of years around us.
00:22It's going to be a special day for all English fans, a special day for his family to be able to see how much he meant to English cricket
00:38and how much he means to the current England dressing room.
00:43Obviously it will be an emotional day for a lot of people but also a day where one of the greats of the game and greats of English game can be appreciated.
