The legendary Richie Benaud with microphone, and a fitting tribute at the 'Gabba during the 2017/18 Ashes

The land which produced Richie Benaud and Shane Warne is in danger of becoming a spinning wasteland. DETAILS ▶️ https://t.co/k4VbsyuReF

Richie Benaud at his best! On @Iheals over appealing..."It's something the young wicket keeper needs to watch very carefully in my opinion..." 😬😬And @ivivianrichards reaction is a bonus. Is he the coolest man to ever walk the planet? 🤩🤩

The commentary team this time round won't be anything like as good as in 2010/11, but hopefully the result will be the same; Tony Greig, Mark Taylor, the legendary Richie Benaud, Chappelli and Bill Lawry

"I understand you laugh at your own material" 🤣 Skull recalls a funny interaction he had with Richie Benaud in the 90s 🤭 Catch more action, and plenty of good chat, in The Big Break during #TheAshes #cricket

"Oh, dear me..." Richie Benaud unloads on Pakistan's Saleem Malik for his petulant reaction to being adjudged run out vs Sri Lanka in Hobart, February 1990. 🫢🫢

A police operation is currently underway on Benaud Place, Telopea, following reports of a man on the roof of a shopping centre. There is a large police presence in the area and the shopping centre and a local school have been placed into lockdown. There is no threat to the

Legend speaks. Benaud's analysis cuts deeper than any stat sheet ever will. 🏏 https://t.co/XT0tlpfxsH

Best bowling average against India in India in Test (Min 25 wickets) 15.68 - Simon Harmer (25 wickets) 15.76 - Alan Davidson (30 wickets) 16.11 - Roy Gilchrist (26 wickets) 18.38 - Richie Benaud (52 wickets) 18.55 - Courtney Walsh (43 wickets)

Most Wickets in TESTs as Captain: (Avg) 187 - Imran Khan {20.26} 148 - Pat Cummins {22.67} 138 - Richie Benaud {25.78} 117 - Garry Sobers {34.0} 116 - Daniel Vettori {33.38} 111 - Kapil Dev {26.35} Cummins could be the first Captain to take 200, 250 and maybe 300 Test Wickets!

Richie Benaud in the Caribbean in 1977, wearing the first jacket made for him by John Cutler. That light beige/creame colored jacket almost became his trademark. Credit: Daphne Benaud

How good was Richie Benaud ! Here he is circa 1974.

🐓🍷 Ce matin salon de la Basse-Cour à Sillé et 9ème édition du Salon des Vins & de la Gastronomie. Un vrai plaisir d’échanger avec nos producteurs locaux et les viticulteurs venus de toute la France 🇫🇷 Bravo aux bénévoles qui œuvrent à la réussite de ces belles manifestations !

Most Wickets by a Captain at Home in Tests: 91: Pat Cummins* 88: Imran Khan 76: Richie Benaud 61: Kapil Dev 58: Shaun Pollock & Daniel Vettori

The man who taught Richie Benaud how to bowl a flipper was once a WWII commando operating behind Japanese lines. The incredible story of Bruce Dooland now up in our latest Story Time episode!

For four of its last six Tests, Australia has snubbed a specialist spinner. Robert Craddock says the writing’s on the wall: Spin is dying in the country which produced Shane Warne and Richie Benaud. FULL ANALYSIS ▶️ https://t.co/QF5iNgSehO

Captains to take a 5fer in the Men's Ashes: George Giffen 🇦🇺 Hugh Trumble 🇦🇺 Monty Noble 🇦🇺 Stanley Jackson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Johnny Douglas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gubby Allen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Freddie Brown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Richie Benaud 🇦🇺 Bob Willis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pat Cummins 🇦🇺 Ben Stokes* 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #Ashes🏏 #AUSvENG

Ricky Ponting is the best cricket commentator since Benaud. He’s been torching England’s poor decision making all series and critical of Australia when needed. He’s not worried about staying in their good books, he’s just calling it as he sees it. https://t.co/QrHaWkWm59

"I thought they were going to run five there." - Richie Benaud. Watch the 2002-03 Brisbane #AshesRewind live stream: https://t.co/8ypFyvXP8Y