Dean Jones 1986/87 Madras

[godonnygo]

Anyone got any video footage or photos of this epic tied test at madras in 86/87?

or maybe you can recall your stories of watching the game or listening to the game if anyone was there. i would love to see some photos or video footage, where was this televised btw? what channel?

 

[godonnygo]

What noone remembers this innings? Jones belted 210 in 530 minutes, vomited several times and is one of the greatest moments in Test history, and you don't want to acknowledge it happened? my lord

 

[GotSpin]

I was 1 year old so sorry

 

[godonnygo]

I was 1 year old so sorry

thats no excuse mate!

dean jones was on a saline drip after the game!

 

[Pratters]

He even urinated and was in hospital for quite a while after that inning..

 

[benchmark00]

Reports are that he was batting with allan border just after he made his 100 and deano said to AB: im too crook mate ive gotta stop.... to which AB said: righto.. tell em to get a bloody queesnlander out here then!!..... so not wanting to look weak in front of the skipper he batted on and went on to score 210... In a recent book about steve waugh it talks about this

 

[Richard]

Yep - Border's behaviour was disgraceful and wasn't far from costing Jones his life.
All worth it for a game of cricket, ain't it?
Least he had the decency to apologise for it.

 

[godonnygo]

some people have a go at Dean Jones because he mentioned that innings in madras quite a few times during his commentary stint in the recent Aus v India series.

i cant blame him though, an awesome effort from the man Border called "a weak victorian"

 

[Top_Cat]

According to Border he said that as a joke not expecting Jones to actually listen to him. Allan Border was a hard man and as tough a cricketer as there ever was but I think he would have seen quite clearly what was happening to Jones and doubt he would have actually meant what he said. What I've read suggests this anyway.

 

[tooextracool]

i dont think it was too hard for him to send jones back to the dressing room after saying that.

 

[parttimer]

I saw Border interviewed about this on the 'cricket in the eighties' series. Rather than being a joke he said it to fire up Jones. Border said he underestimated how ill Jones was and now regrets it.

 

[Richard]

And quite darn right too!

 

[Mr Casson]

He even urinated and was in hospital for quite a while after that inning..

I urinate several times a day, and I don't begrudge anyone for it! I seem to remember him saying he urinated involuntarily during the innings.

 

[Pratters]

I urinate several times a day, and I don't begrudge anyone for it! I seem to remember him saying he urinated involuntarily during the innings.

Ya involuntarily during the innings as you say. Pretty bad condition Deano there..

 

[godonnygo]

Amazing stuff, but another question I want answered is whether there are many photos or even video footage of this Test match?

 

[Mr Casson]

Amazing stuff, but another question I want answered is whether there are many photos or even video footage of this Test match?

There's been video coverage of cricket since well before that game.

 

[Smudge]

There's been video coverage of cricket since well before that game.

Has anyone ever said you're a smart-a**e?

 

[godonnygo]

There's been video coverage of cricket since well before that game.

any real answers? Do any indians remember what local network, if any, broadcast the game in 1986?

 

[godonnygo]

up...i would really like to see this match..any Indians here who were old enough to be among the 30000 odd people at this game?

 

[Mr Casson]

Has anyone ever said you're a smart-a**e?

On the odd occasion, but coming from you Voltman it's the first time it's ever meant something!!