Frank Tyson is one of the few former England now settled in Australia and is not sure who to support for the Ashes.

The former fast bowler turned 79 last month.

Asked about his allegiance, Tyson said his sympathies were with Australia, but his affections were still with England, whose cap he had proudly worn. "Oh, yes, it is going to be a tough call. English players on home ground will be a strong bunch but Ricky Ponting’s boys will also be difficult to face", he said from his Brisbane home.
 
Tyson has been a French teacher, a coach, a writer, a painter (his portfolio includes portraits of teammates (Trevor Bailey, Stadham, Godfrey Evans) and landscapes of favourite grounds), and possibly the fastest bowler of all. "When you get to the top of the mountain, keep on climbing". This applies to his life as well.

"I underwent angioplasty for my heart last month and now I am under treatment for my right ankle. It was not a serious operation and I can come to India on any coaching assignment", he further added.

Tyson is still on the mountaintop, still climbing. He still swims, goes to the gym three times a week and is glad to "wake up every day in the sun".
       
"I have been coming to India for coaching stints". Former India players like Abey Kuruvilla, Sairaj Bahutule and Paras Mhambre are his pupils. "I also gave fast bowling tips to Irfan Pathan in Bangalore some two years ago".

Nicknamed "Typhoon Tyson" he is one of the fastest bowlers ever seen in cricket. He played 17 Test matches, taking 76 wickets at an outstanding bowling average of 18.56. However, he rarely appears on lists of best Test bowling averages as they usually require a minimum of 100 Test wickets.

In 2007 a panel of judges declared him Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for 1955 due to his outstanding tour of Australia in 1954-55 in which he was instrumental in retaining The Ashes.
 
J.M. Kilburn of the Yorkshire Post once wrote about him:

'His best pace was nothing short of startling to batsmen and spectators alike. He represented an elemental force obscuring the details of his technique and the highest tribute he received was the gasp of incredulity frequently emitted by the crowd as the ball passed from his hand to the distant wicket-keeper'.