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Mark's Gone

The timing may have been cruel, but the setting could scarcely have been more sentimental, as Mark Waugh strode away from international cricket past a large oil painting that showed weary players trooping in from the field beneath blushing clouds, lengthening shadows, and a setting sun. Its title? Stumps.

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"Mark's a special character. He sees things slightly differently, he says things very honestly, and it's that side of his nature that I'll miss." -- Aussie opener Matthew Hayden