India tour of Australia: Players to wear black armbands in the first ODI as tribute to Dean Jones
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All players taking part in tomorrow’s ODI match between India and Australia will wear black armbands and observe a minute’s silence before the match that kickstarts the much-awaited India tour of Australia. The gesture is in honor of the late Dean Jones who passed away in September.
Jones was a prolific batsman for Australia who represented his country in 216 international matches scoring over 9000 runs. Following his stellar career, he took to commentating and was a part of the commentary panel of the ‘Select Dugout’ for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Mumbai when he passed away.
A tribute to be held on Boxing Day Test
Detailing the tribute that will be given tomorrow, “The first celebration will come at Friday’s opening one-day international against India at the SCG when there will be a minute’s silence before play and both nations will don black armbands. There will also be a highlights package of his grand career on the big screen,” said a report in ‘Sydney Morning Herald’.
Cricket Australia have also arranged a tribute on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. “The biggest honour, however, will be saved for the showcase event that is the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. The tribute will be held at the tea break at 3.24pm on day one, where Jones’ wife Jane and family will be in attendance,” the report said.
”A poem written by local writer Chris Driscol in the wake of Jones’ death will be recited, while there will be a tribute banner inside the seating bowl across a bay of seats for the entire Test. Other plans are also being discussed. Jones’ highest first-class score and his Test cap number was 324 and hence it was decided to pay the tribute at 3:34pm,” the report added.
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