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From Test match double centuries to a one-day game ahead of its time, Dean Jones was one of the dominant players of his era

Daniel Brettig24-Sep-202010:23

Tom Moody recalls the multiple roles of Dean Jones

In both his cricket and his life, Dean Jones’ departures left a sense of shock and loss for their arrival before so many could say goodbye.At the end of his international career as a wonderfully livewire batsman and limited-overs pioneer, this was because Jones found himself out of Test calculations and on the edge of the one-day team in South Africa in 1994, compelling him to call a summary retirement press conference on what had to that point been the nominal farewell tour of Allan Border.Twenty-six years later, Jones left this world almost in mid-stride, suffering a cardiac arrest while working as an analyst on the latest edition of the IPL for Star in Mumbai. In both cases his departure left a deep, tangible sense of conversations and moments lost, of thank yous unable to be given. Similarly, his induction to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame had been done via video link when Jones was occupied by a T20 coaching assignment, and now his death left so many around the world feeling bereft, or perhaps even less articulate than that.ALSO READ: ‘One of a kind you were, Deano’What we are left with is a rich trove of moments and memories, many more than those typically provided by cricketers of longer subsequent careers, and to ponder the jumble of contradictions, frustrations and triumphs of the man known universally as Deano.Two qualities in particular stand out. The first was his sheer energy, a characteristic that helped push him to some of the most extraordinary cricketing heights. If Jones was flagging towards the end of his unforgettable 210 against India in Chennai in 1986, his captain Border knew how to bring on a second wind, suggesting that it was time to get a Queenslander, Greg Ritchie, in to do what a Victorian could not. His civic pride suitably threatened, Jones went on, past 200 and into legend.Jones’ many other brilliant performances, and a few not quite so brilliant, were infused with a similar mix of bravado and courage. Whether it was smiting the West Indies all around Adelaide Oval for his second double century in Tests in early 1989, cuffing a young Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis for twin hundreds at the same venue a year later, or obliterating Sir Richard Hadlee in an Auckland ODI later the same season, Jones could be utterly irresistible. On the 1989 Ashes tour, Mark Taylor led the aggregates and Steve Waugh the headlines, but none batted better or more predatorially than Jones.In one-day matches, Jones’ knack for finding gaps and running with what seemed Olympian speed between the wickets made him the most feared batsman in the world in the realm of limited overs. A technicolour innings of 145 against England at the Gabba in 1990-91, wearing the gold cap then the white floppy hat and cheered on by a packed house, alerted a generation of aspiring schoolchildren that batting need not be all about getting through to stumps: the T20 age was probably born in the imaginative aftermath of a Jones innings.ESPNcricinfo LtdHis precise knowledge of things like how much quicker he could run two if he turned blind than not, was also well ahead of its time. A pair of flicks to the fine leg boundary of Hansie Cronje at the SCG in his final international summer, the second followed by a pointed punch of the fist as the crowd went wild, underlined how infuriating Jones could be to bowl to, or captain against.Of course, the manic enthusiasm for the game and the national team that Jones wore so proudly also led to plenty of occasions where brio outstripped sense.Who but Jones would find himself run out after being bowled by a Courtney Walsh no-ball in the West Indies in 1991? Who but Jones would find the ball trapped between his glove and pads after advancing to Venkatapathy Raju at the MCG later that year, flicking it away and forever denying he could have been out handled the ball? Who but Jones would ever conceive of, let alone act upon, a plot to ask Curtly Ambrose to remove his wrist band under the pretence of losing sight of the white ball in the 1993 World Series finals? And who but Jones would actually write, innocently and truthfully in a column ghosted by Mark Ray, that the absence of the famously litigious coach Bob Simpson from the dressing room during a Gabba one-day game in early 1994 had helped the team to relax? Simpson threatened to sue his own player.None of these moments helped Jones or his career, but they all added richly to cricket’s lore.The second quality, for which Jones was equally famous, is the sense of something incomplete or unjust about his career and its aftermath. There is no more highly ranked Victorian than the state’s Premier, and in Dan Andrews’ social media tribute there came the words “should have been picked for many more than his 52 Tests”. It is a view that has been able to enhance the Melbourne pub trade for most of the past 28 years by generating extra conversation and by extension extra rounds, and it was never discouraged by Jones.ALSO READ: ‘I can’t remember a thing after 120 in that innings’ In his 1997 book, Matters of Choice, the former selector John Benaud gave a very good, reasoned and frank depiction of all the cross currents running through the selection panel’s call to make Jones 12th man for the Gabba Test against the West Indies in 1992. These ranged from Jones’ increasing levels of inconsistency, the need for a fresh approach to tackling the Caribbean side, and his poor record against the West Indies outside the aforementioned Adelaide 200, to the fact that the Sheffield Shield draw for that season had given him precious few hits relative to those afforded to Damien Martyn, who was ultimately to debut instead.

RIP you magnificent cricketer

Finally got the elusive 100 at his home ground, just happened to be against Australia pic.twitter.com/Sjv8CFp0cJ

— Rob Moody (@robelinda2) September 24, 2020

Martyn’s own tale is one of rejection and recrimination before his own summary decision to retire, and it was a burden that Jones carried through the next two years and, arguably, for the rest of his time around the game. Steve Waugh’s diary reflection on Jones’ international retirement, in South Africa in 1994, bears repeating: “I know how he desperately wanted to wear the baggy green cap again and when he thought that was an impossibility, he didn’t want to keep torturing himself.” Waugh was not alone in being far more calculating in later years when it came to the rules of engagement with selectors in particular, and the Jones precedent doubtless helped.The selectors came close to recalling Jones one final time, for the 1996 World Cup, but stopped short at the very last moment. Jones’ riposte was to make a hundred for a World XI against the Australians in an MCG match to mark the centenary of the Victorian Cricket Association on their return from the cup. Though a vaudevillian Dean Jones tribute match had been played at the ground the season before, this was as close as he got to a true farewell: for parochial Victorians, Jones versus Australia was almost better than Australia with Jones.It should not be forgotten, either, that both Jones and Border were the primary losers in the graduation of Australian cricketers from solid contracts to eye-popping ones. When they retired, neither commanded ACB deals of more than five figures, yet within a couple of years the likes of Waugh, Shane Warne and Mark Taylor were raking in earnings before endorsements much closer to half a million apiece. If there was ever a perception of selfishness or opportunism about Jones, his unfortunate place in cricket’s money trail is worth remembering.As it was, Jones spent the rest of his days jumping between coaching, commentary and other assignments, including a brief and hotly debated stint on the Australia senior PGA golf tour in 2012-13. He was rightly castigated for a couple of heedless commentary moments, one a reference to not caring about the state of Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe while there to cover a series, and the other a reference to Hashim Amla as “the terrorist” picking up a wicket. He was never likely to fit the cloth of a Cricket Australia coaching job, although he did consult briefly in 2012.

I normally wouldn’t share screenshots of any convos but I think ppl should know the kind of man #DeanJones was off the field. One of the most compassionate ppl. This he sent to me when Asif was going through a tough time, he believed in Asif & Asif delivered that season. pic.twitter.com/xbhjsNVosc

— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) September 24, 2020

A third attribute, undersold by many, must be Jones’ generosity. Not always defined in the ways that cricketers or administrators might have wanted it to be, it was largely in the sharing and developing of ideas about the game of cricket and sport more broadly. Apart from One Day Magic in 1991 and My Call in 1994, which both carried strong instructional or counselling elements, Jones’ final book was a collection of cricket tips gleaned from his many and varied travels as a commentator and coach.Its launch at the MCG in 2016 saw Jones in his very best form, holding court and discussing concepts he had picked up to share from the likes of VVS Laxman, Waqar Younis and Ricky Ponting, offering up photo opportunities and autographs as though he was still Australia’s No. 4 batsman instead of Steven Smith.More recently, and in a more personal tale, Jones thought nothing of responding to a brief request of his memory with a long, jovial phone call and a bevy of advice about how best my partner and I might move out of a Covid-19 Melbourne into country Victoria should we so choose to. There was a warmth in this Jones that contrasted with the coolness others had experienced, just as his batting days could so swiftly veer between the sublime and the ridiculous. Either way, they were always memorable. So goodbye Deano, and thank you. You are gone much too soon.

كسر المذيع الإسباني، إيباي يانوس، صمته وتحدث عن اللقاء المثير للجدل الذي أجراه مع لامين يامال، نجم نادي برشلونة، قبل أيام من لقاء الكلاسيكو بين البارسا وريال مدريد، لحساب قمة الدوري الإسباني للدرجة الأولى.

وسخر يامال في المقابلة التي أجراها مع يانوس من ريال مدريد، متهمًا الفريق الملكي بالسرقة وكثرة الشكوى، ما أثار غضبًا كبيرًا داخل النادي الملكي.

ورد ريال مدريد اعتباره بالفعل من تصريحات يامال ونجح في الفوز على برشلونة بهدفين مقابل هدف واحد على ملعب سانتياجو برنابيو، ليعزز الميرنجي صدارته لبطولة الدوري.

ولم تمر المباراة مرور الكرام، حيث دخل لاعبو ريال مدريد وبرشلونة في شجار حاد، حيث قام فينيسيوس جونيور، وداني كارفاخال، وتيبو كورتوا، بالدخول في مشادة كلامية مع يامال مطالبين إياه بعدم التحدث.

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واعترف إينوس في تصريحات نقلها موقع ”One football”: “الفوضى التي اندلعت في الكلاسيكو وحول العالم بسبب ما قاله لامين يامال هي خطأي ولو بشكل جزئي”.

وأضاف إينوس في حديثه: “كانت نيتي قضاء وقت ممتع، لم أعتقد أن ما قاله لامين سيخرج عن سياقه أو يساء تفسيره”.

واختتم: “أتحمل المسؤولية. أنا من تسبب في الشجار في البرنابيو. أنا من أجريت بودكاست مع لامين يامال الذي قال فيه إن ريال مدريد يسرق ويبكي، هذه هي المرة الأخيرة التي أفعل فيها ذلك”.

يامال تعرض إلى انتقادات كثيرة من الجميع وقدم مباراة سيئة يوم أمس الأحد أمام ريال مدريد على كافة المستويات بالفعل.

تحدث وليد خليل، رئيس غزل المحلة، عن آخر التطورات الخاصة بعروض انتقال لاعبي فريقه، وموقف النادي من مستحقاته لدى الأهلي في صفقة إمام عاشور، مؤكدًا أن كل شيء ما زال قيد الدراسة ولم يُحسم بعد.

وقال خليل في تصريحات عبر قناة ON E: “ماذا عن مفاوضات الأهلي لضم يحيى زكريا؟ حتى الآن لا يوجد أي اتفاق رسمي بخصوص انتقال أي لاعب، هناك بالفعل أحاديث ومفاوضات من وكلاء وبعض الأندية عبر لجان التعاقدات لدينا، لكن الأمور ما زالت في مرحلة الدراسة ولم يتم اتخاذ أي قرار نهائي”.

وأضاف: “هناك أكثر من نادٍ مهتم باللاعب، لكننا ننتظر لنرى موقف الفريق في بطولة الدوري، وسنتخذ القرار الذي يخدم مصلحة النادي واللاعب معًا”.

وعن ما تردد حول تحديد سعر بيع يحيى زكريا لاعب الفريق بـ60 مليون جنيه، أوضح خليل: “لم نُعلن عن أي أرقام، وهذه الأمور تُبحث في نهاية المفاوضات فقط، اللاعب صغير في السن ويمتلك مستقبلًا واعدًا، وهناك أكثر من موهبة شبيهة به في غزل المحلة ستظهر خلال الموسم الحالي، قرار بيع أي لاعب يعتمد في النهاية على حاجة الفريق والبديل المتاح، فكل شيء مرتبط بمصلحة النادي الفنية”.

وفيما يتعلق بمفاوضات الأهلي والزمالك وبيراميدز بشأن اللاعب محمود صلاح، كشف خليل قائلًا: “كانت هناك مفاوضات سابقة مع الكابتن محمود الخطيب رئيس الأهلي، والكابتن محمد رمضان، بخصوص اللاعب محمود صلاح، وهو من ناشئي المحلة تحت السن”.

وتابع: “اللاعب من العناصر المميزة ونتمنى له التوفيق مع منتخب مصر، ولدينا خطة واضحة لإشراك ستة لاعبين من قطاع الناشئين في الفريق الأول كل موسم، وهو ما بدأنا تنفيذه بدعم من الكابتن علاء عبد العال”.

وعن سبب عدم إتمام الصفقة مع الأهلي، قال: “الصفقة كانت قريبة من الحسم، خاصة أثناء وجود اللاعب مع المنتخب، لكن بعد ذلك حدثت بعض الظروف، الكابتن محمود الخطيب كان حريصًا على إتمام الأمور، إلا أن الكابتن محمد رمضان غادر موقعه، فتوقفت المفاوضات مؤقتًا، ومن الممكن أن تعود مرة أخرى قبل فترة الانتقالات الشتوية المقبلة”.

واستكمل: “قبل انطلاق الموسم كان هناك أكثر من لاعب قريب من الانتقال للأهلي، لكن في النهاية تبقى المسألة عرض وطلب، وما يخدم مصلحة النادي هو ما نقوم بتنفيذه”.

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وانتقل خليل للحديث عن مستحقات نادي غزل المحلة الخاصة بصفقة انتقال إمام عاشور، مؤكدًا أن العلاقة مع الأهلي طيبة، وأن الملف في الأساس يخضع لإجراءات الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا”.

وأوضح: “النادي الأهلي نكنّ له كل تقدير واحترام، وعلاقتنا بمجلس إدارته ممتازة، الموضوع ليس بيننا وبين الأهلي مباشرة، بل يتعلق بحقوق الرعاية التي يقرها الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم”.

وأشار: “كان من المفترض أن نحصل على مبلغ قدره نحو 96 ألف دولار منذ سبعة أشهر، لكن حتى الآن لم تصل الأموال إلى حساب النادي، ومن المنتظر أن تُضاف عليها غرامات وفوائد نتيجة التأخير”.

وتابع: “نحن لم نتقدم بأي شكوى ضد الأهلي، وإنما قدمنا مستنداتنا إلى فيفا الخاصة بحقوق الرعاية عن اللاعب إمام عاشور، وفقًا لعدد المباريات التي خاضها مع الزمالك وميتلاند والأهلي، بالمناسبة، بعد هذا الإجراء تم احتساب حقوق لنادي الزمالك أيضًا، وكذلك نادي حرس الحدود”.

وأكمل: “الاتحاد الدولي يحتسب مستحقات الرعاية بطريقة محددة بناءً على عدد المباريات الدولية والمحلية التي خاضها اللاعب، ويرسل المطالبة للنادي الذي يجب عليه السداد، ثم يتم تحويل المبلغ من الاتحاد الدولي إلى حساب النادي المستفيد، وهو في حالتنا غزل المحلة”.

واختتم وليد خليل تصريحاته قائلًا: “صدر قرار من (فيفا) منذ سبعة أشهر يؤكد أحقيتنا في المبلغ، لكن حتى اللحظة لم تصل الأموال إلى حسابنا، لا نعلم بالضبط ما الذي تم بين الأهلي والاتحاد الدولي في هذا الملف، فالأمر لا يزال قيد المتابعة القانونية”.

Anderson, Atkinson and Stokes share six wickets after England build big lead

Matt Roller11-Jul-2024England need four more wickets to secure an innings win over West Indies inside three days, after James Anderson, Gus Atkinson and Ben Stokes shared six wickets on the second evening. The hosts were dominant with the bat, scoring at more than four runs per over across their first innings and then turned the screw with the ball to close in on a 1-0 lead.Needing to score 250 – more than double their first-innings total – just to make England bat again, West Indies slumped to 37 for 4 inside 19 overs. Anderson’s inswinger knocked back Kraigg Brathwaite’s middle stump, Stokes removed Mikyle Louis and Kirk McKenzie during a ten-over spell, and Kavem Hodge chopped Atkinson onto his own stumps.West Indies’ batters were far too passive, looking to survive rather than score but ultimately managing neither. Alick Athanaze was a rare exception from No. 4, but he fell for 22 to a textbook Anderson set-up: he was worked over from around the wicket, with some balls shaping in and others leaving him before edging behind as he attempted to push through the covers.Joshua da Silva and Jason Holder added 24 for the sixth wicket – damningly, West Indies’ third-highest stand of the match – but England struck with the final ball of the day. Stokes laid a short-ball trap with two men out on the hook, and Holder could only fend Atkinson’s bumper to Ollie Pope at short leg.Atkinson celebrates his eighth wicket on debut after Kavem Hodge’s chop-on•Getty ImagesEngland were bowled out at the tea interval on the second afternoon, compiling a substantial first-innings lead with Harry Brook, Joe Root and debutant Jamie Smith joining Zak Crawley and Pope in scoring half-centuries. Other than Jayden Seales, the pick of the attack, West Indies’ bowlers were short on red-ball match practice – and it showed.Root and Brook scored heavily square of the wicket in the first hour, with Brook batting fluently in his first Test innings in almost a year. In his 13th Test, he reached fifty for the 12th time but failed to add to it: he top-edged an attempted hook off Alzarri Joseph straight to da Silva, reinforcing the belief that he can be susceptible against the short ball.During his innings of 68, Root went past Allan Border’s career aggregate to enter the top ten of all-time Test run-scorers but he fell shortly before lunch. He was the second England batter, after Stokes, to fall victim to an exceptional Gudakesh Motie delivery, raising the question as to why it took Brathwaite so long to bring his left-arm spinner into the attack.Stokes’ first international innings of the season lasted only 11 balls. Motie, who vindicated his selection ahead of Kevin Sinclair, tossed the ball up in his first over of the morning and found sharp turn after landing it on a footmark. It ripped back past the inside edge of Stokes’ swish and left him open-mouthed as it knocked his middle stump out of the ground.Stokes was bowled by a beauty from Motie•Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesIn the penultimate over before the interval, Root was left smiling in disbelief after losing his off stump. This time, Motie went wide on the crease and bowled his arm ball with an upright seam. Root shaped to punch into the off side as the delivery drifted in sharply, but it deviated late off the pitch to beat him on the outside edge.Smith was the protagonist of the second session, hitting Seales over the Tavern Stand and onto St John’s Wood Road during his maiden Test innings. He shared a sedate partnership of 52 with Chris Woakes but after Woakes and Atkinson fell in quick succession to the second new ball, Smith found a new gear while batting with the tail, even with the field spread.After starting his innings uncharacteristically slowly, he started to skip down the pitch and crunched Shamar Joseph into the Grandstand for six, three overs after reaching a 98-ball half-century. Three overs later, he gave himself room and cracked Seales’ short ball over midwicket and out of Lord’s altogether.Related

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Louis’ dead-eye, direct-hit run-out of Shoaib Bashir at the non-striker’s end meant the retiring Anderson was applauded out to the middle for what may well prove to be his final innings in Test cricket. But he didn’t face a ball, with Smith pulling the final delivery of Seales’ over to McKenzie at deep backward square leg to finish with 70.Shamar Joseph spent some of the afternoon session off the field due to some muscle tightness after a recent diet of T20, and was seen receiving treatment on his left hamstring in the dressing room. He was forced to leave the field midway through his 15th over, and looked in discomfort after getting through one further over with the second new ball.There are not enough batters left for Anderson to leapfrog the late Shane Warne and become the second-highest wicket-taker in the format’s history. But in his 188th and final Test, he has the opportunity to clinch one final victory for his country on Friday.