It won't be the same when Richie goes
Robert Craddock says a summer without Richie Benaud is like Melbourne Cup day without a glass of champagne, or Christmas day without presents
He loves cricket so much that the day he retires from it at the end of next season he will be just eight months short of his 80th birthday. Few people last as long in any profession.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo