The grieving daughters of Dean Jones say their 'hearts are broken', as tributes pour in for the former Australian cricketer who died of a suspected heart attack
"If only you could see now how many lives you touched. If only you could see now how loved you were. You held my hand through the toughest times this year, how will I do this without you? The heavens have opened their gates for another angel. Wait for me dad. Everything I do is for you. I love you dad."
Isabella and Phoebe were close with their father, and there are regular social-media posts of the family. He dedicated his 1994 autobiography"Who knows what would have happened to me if you weren't part of my life," Jones wrote.Tributes have poured in for the batsman, who was one of the most popular Australian cricketers of his generation.
Former Australian captain Mark Taylor said Jones had transformed the No.3 spot in the one-day international arena. "He was fearless at times, he was one of the few guys prepared to charge the fast bowlers, which wasn't seen as the thing to do back then."I recall him taking apart Richard Hadlee one day in New Zealand, he smashed him all over the park. Prior to Deano coming along, the number three was an accumulator, but he took it to a new level."
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