London, Dec 29 - Former England captain Tony Greig is dead. He was suffering from lung cancer, a media report said Saturday. He was 66.

Former England captain and Channel 9 commentator Tony Greig died after being diagnosed with lung cancer, Sky News reported citing Nine Network.

Greig had been candid about the disease.

"It's not good. The truth is I've got lung cancer. Now it's a case of what they can do," Greig had said. (IANS)