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Dean Jones, former Australia cricketer, coach and commentator, dies aged 59

The cricket world is mourning the news that Dean Jones, the former Australia batsman, has died in Mumbai aged 59.

Jones had been working on the TV coverage of the Indian Premier League and suffered a cardiac arrest around midday on Thursday at the Trident hotel, where he and his fellow pundits had been staying. Brett Lee, the former Australia fast bowler, attempted to revive Jones after he collapsed in his room, with his death later confirmed after he arrived at a hospital in south Mumbai via ambulance.


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/24/dean-jones-former-australia-cricketer-coach-and-commentator-dies-aged-59

Dean Jones, pictured in 1990.

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