Deano On The Tied Test
Dean Jones interviewed about playing in India. This is hilarious quote and very indicative of the no-holds-barred/"be a man" Aussie approach that has made them the number one nation in many sports, not just cricket:
"When you reached 170, you were convinced you couldn't go on, but Border played some mind games with you, didn't he?Nothing more needs to be said of Deano. The man is a legend of the cricket pitch (not the commentary box, even after discounting his "terrorist" comment) who's career was shamefully cut short by over-zealous selectors. Sure, the commentry box gaffe remark was a blight on this man's otherwise impecable character, but then again nobody is perfect.
Yeah, he said: "If you can't hack it, let's get a tough Queenslander out here - get me Greg Ritchie!" And being very Victorian, I replied: "Yeah right, you've got no chance." So I stayed, and that moment forced me onto my 200. Looking back, it's great and I wouldn't change a thing, but back then I was a complete mess."
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