Melbourne, Dec 26 (Ians) Former Australian batsman Dean Jones on Saturday received touching tributes at Tea break on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (McG), which was Jones's home ground.
Australian and Indian players united before the first ball after Tea to pay respect to the veteran cricketer alongside late Jones' wife Jan and daughters Augusta and Phoebe, former Australia captain Allan Border.
Border, Jones' daughters and wife walked from the boundary to the centre, carrying his baggy green, sunglasses and Kookaburra bat. They were laid to rest on the stumps at the Great Southern Stand end of the ground, said a Fox Sport report.
"Dean Jones absolutely loved this place," Mike Hussey said on Fox Cricket.
"It's quite befitting the tribute was done Australia vs India. He's loved over there," Brett Lee added.
Jones, who had represented...
Australian and Indian players united before the first ball after Tea to pay respect to the veteran cricketer alongside late Jones' wife Jan and daughters Augusta and Phoebe, former Australia captain Allan Border.
Border, Jones' daughters and wife walked from the boundary to the centre, carrying his baggy green, sunglasses and Kookaburra bat. They were laid to rest on the stumps at the Great Southern Stand end of the ground, said a Fox Sport report.
"Dean Jones absolutely loved this place," Mike Hussey said on Fox Cricket.
"It's quite befitting the tribute was done Australia vs India. He's loved over there," Brett Lee added.
Jones, who had represented...
- 12/26/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Dec 25 (Ians) Cricket Australia (CA) will pay tribute to the late former batsman Dean Jones during the first day of the second Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (McG), which was Jones's home ground in domestic cricket.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a bay of seats will covered by a banner paying tribute to Jones throughout the Test match. There will also be a video tribute during Tea on Saturday at 3.24 p.m. recognising Jones's Test number, 324 and his highest first-class score of 324, scored against South Australia on the McG in 1994.
Earlier, the Indian and Australian players wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence in recognition of Jones before the start of the first Odi between the two sides at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was the first match of India's tour of Australia.
Jones, who played 52 Test matches and 164 One-day Internationals, scoring over 9,600 international runs,...
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a bay of seats will covered by a banner paying tribute to Jones throughout the Test match. There will also be a video tribute during Tea on Saturday at 3.24 p.m. recognising Jones's Test number, 324 and his highest first-class score of 324, scored against South Australia on the McG in 1994.
Earlier, the Indian and Australian players wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence in recognition of Jones before the start of the first Odi between the two sides at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was the first match of India's tour of Australia.
Jones, who played 52 Test matches and 164 One-day Internationals, scoring over 9,600 international runs,...
- 12/25/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Sep 24 (Ians) Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones passed away in Mumbai on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. The 59-year-old was part of the Star Sports commentary panel for the ongoing Indian Premier League (Ipl) being held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Tributes flowed on Twitter for the former batsman soon after news of his death broke. "Absolutely heartbreaking news about Dean Jones passing away," said Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar. "A wonderful soul taken away too soon. Had the opportunity to play against him during my first tour of Australia. May his soul rest in peace and my condolences to his loved ones."
"Awful to hear the news of Dean Jones passing away in Mumbai. He was a wonderful player for Australia and he will be missed. My thoughts are with his family. Rip Deano," said talismanic Australian batsman Steve Smith.
"Shocked to hear about the tragic loss of Dean Jones.
Tributes flowed on Twitter for the former batsman soon after news of his death broke. "Absolutely heartbreaking news about Dean Jones passing away," said Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar. "A wonderful soul taken away too soon. Had the opportunity to play against him during my first tour of Australia. May his soul rest in peace and my condolences to his loved ones."
"Awful to hear the news of Dean Jones passing away in Mumbai. He was a wonderful player for Australia and he will be missed. My thoughts are with his family. Rip Deano," said talismanic Australian batsman Steve Smith.
"Shocked to hear about the tragic loss of Dean Jones.
- 9/24/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Continuing the momentum from the first week of the ongoing Icc Cricket World Cup 2019, the viewership of the tournament on Star Network is on a rise with every passing week.
The first couple of weeks of the tournament has seen 315 million viewers tuning into the Network from across the country. Television viewership delivered a phenomenal 182.7 million average impressions for the first two weeks.
With some scintillating player performances - Shikhar Dhawan's confident knock of 117 against Australia, Shakib Al Hasan's striking form with 121 against England, Aaron Finch's massive 153 against Sri Lanka and James Neesham's maiden Odi fifer against Afghanistan, to name a few, the showpiece event is attracting immense attention from fans.?
India and New Zealand's 100 per cent win percentage and Australia's steady yet cautious rise to top 4 in the points table are a testament to the #CricketKaCrown battle getting intense as the tournament progresses.
To bring alive the emotion that is,...
The first couple of weeks of the tournament has seen 315 million viewers tuning into the Network from across the country. Television viewership delivered a phenomenal 182.7 million average impressions for the first two weeks.
With some scintillating player performances - Shikhar Dhawan's confident knock of 117 against Australia, Shakib Al Hasan's striking form with 121 against England, Aaron Finch's massive 153 against Sri Lanka and James Neesham's maiden Odi fifer against Afghanistan, to name a few, the showpiece event is attracting immense attention from fans.?
India and New Zealand's 100 per cent win percentage and Australia's steady yet cautious rise to top 4 in the points table are a testament to the #CricketKaCrown battle getting intense as the tournament progresses.
To bring alive the emotion that is,...
- 6/20/2019
- GlamSham
Dean Jones fathered a love child last year, it has been reported. The retired Australian cricketer, who has daughters Phoebe and Isabella with wife of 24 years Jane, has been stripped of his Father of the Year title after it was revealed that he had a ten-year affair with a model. Kerri-Anne Hamilton, who first met Jones in 1998, told A Current Affair that she was "disappointed" when Jones rejected her son Koby when he was born in August last (more)...
- 7/21/2010
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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