India, Aug. 16 -- Australian cricket hero and former captain Bob Simpson has died at the age of 89. Simpson is best remembered as Australia's marathon man, setting the standard on the international level during a career that saw him play his final Test match 21 years after his first.

Simpson made his debut for Australia in 1957, and would first call his retirement in 1968. However, he would make headlines nearly a decade later, when as a 41-year-old he made his return to the international team to lead it to some form of stability while World Series of Cricket took away some of the sport's biggest names.

He played 62 Tests for Australia in all, averaging 46.81 with bat and scoring ten centuries, while also picking up 71 wickets with the ...