The wife of ex-England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has died following a battle with a rare form of lung cancer.
Ruth, who had two sons, Sam, 13, and Luca, 10, with her husband, passed away surrounded by her family in her native Australia.
In a statement released by the England and Wales Cricket Board, Andrew said: “It is with great sadness and immense grief that we have to announce that Ruth passed away today as a result of her rare lung cancer.
“Sam, Luca and I will miss her terribly.
“Anyone who has met Ruth will know how loving, caring and passionately protective she was of her family.
“It gives us huge comfort that she was in Australia, the land of her birth, surrounded by those who love her, in her final moments.”
A foundation in his wife’s memory would be set up to raise funds for research into the disease, he said.
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