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for a bloke who likes to hang it on everyone on blitz, you can say some real dumb unnecessary sh*t sometimes
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What a dumb thing to say
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I remember going to a one-day match at the G in 1996 or 97, a few years after heād played his last match for Australia.
Some guy had made a banner which said: āYou know, we know, Australia needs Deano!ā When that banner got shown on the scoreboard the whole ground cheered.
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Border saved Aussie cricket in the 80s, Deano changed it.
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This came out only 3 days ago
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After he got axed from the Australian squad, I used to beg my parents to take me to domestic One-day matches at the MCG just so I can watch Dean Jones bat.
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Thatās awesome mate.
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I have fully attended one Sheffield Shield match in my life. It happened to be the one where Jones had his top score of 324 not out (the first triple-century for Victoria since the 1920s).
For this match they brought in the boundaries somewhat and you could sit/lie on the grass, which I did. We set SA a ridiculous targetā¦ and then Lehmann came out and scored around 250, also not out!
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I listened to that whole innings on the radio. I kept thinking āI really should go in and watch thisā but assumed heād be out by the time I got in there.
Nup. He just kept going.
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Iām assuming there are a few fellow blitzers who attended the Dean Jones tribute match at the G, maybe about 94?
I remember Molly Meldrum was playing for some reason.
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Awesome. Not only did I find it, but itās also a Tim Webster clip.
Some names in this bunchā¦
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Like so many here I idolised him as a kid - raw talent. Fark 2020 to hell.
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First sporting event i can remember going to as a kid, Aus vs SL one dayer and all I can remember was the Lankans shouting ācome on get the Jonesy boyā huge hero from that moment on for me. Wishing best for his fam.
I remember watching it. Didnāt he have half the Carlton FC side playing?
It was an odd mix. But yes, there were a few of those.