Excellent batsman
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c06kkkkjmz6o
I agree and 55 is far too young.
I was a big fan of his batting and I remember well the selectors dilemma in the run up to the 2005 Ashes between selecting Thorpe or Pietersen. The selectors went for the latter (I wasn't sure that was a good idea which shows how much I know). And that was that - Thorpe's career was over in a flash.