at lord 's , mcc flags were lowered , and the australian government offered a funeral for the man who never lost a test series as his country 's captain , then became a commentator .
david cameron said he had ` grown up listening to richie benaud 's wonderful cricket commentary ' , while his australian counterpart tony abbott called it ` a sad day for australia ' .
retiring as a player in 1964 , benaud 's masterful analysis was universally revered .