Dean Jones’ daughters’ heartbreaking posts to late cricket legend

The daughters of Aussie cricket icon Dean Jones have shared a heartfelt message for Brett Lee after he battled to save her dad’s life.

The daughter of Dean Jones has posted an emotional tribute to her father in which she thanked former Aussie cricketer Brett Lee for trying to save his life in Mumbai.

Phoebe Jones shared a sweet picture of herself atop her father’s shoulders as a young child.

“We are broken,” she began.

“Our family is eternally grateful to @brettlee_58 for doing everything he could. #DeanosDugout”.

She went on to thank the cricket community for the outpouring of grief and tributes for the cricket legend.

“We are overwhelmed with your outpouring of kind words, support and tributes. His legacy will live on in every life he touched. I just keep staring at my phone waiting for him to call and tell me this is just a bad dream.”

Jones, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest in India, is being mourned by the cricket world and remembered as a great entertainer and advocate of the game.

Two weeks ago Phoebe Jones posted a photo of herself as a young girl, waiting patiently by the side of a cricket ground while her father made his way back to the pavilion.

She’s looking adoringly in his direction, clapping her hands and waiting for him to come and pick her up in his arms.

What makes Phoebe’s final post to her father both haunting and incredibly sad are the loving words she attached to the photo.

She posted it on Father’s Day after Jones had just left to travel to the subcontinent to perform his commentary duties for Star Sports.

“This is me waiting for @profdeano to come home and he’s only just left!! Happy Father’s Day to the most dedicated and generous man I know,” Phoebe wrote “I love you!”

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Phoebe’s tight relationship with her father is evident in several other posts, including recently when their access to each other was restricted by Victoria’s COVID lockdown.

It’s the love and admiration that made her latest posts so heartbreaking.

Isabella, who appears to go by the name Augusta on social media, posted a heartbreaking message on her Instagram story on Friday.

“I cannot believe I am writing this. My heart is broken,” she wrote. “My Dad. My Hero. The sweetest and most caring person you could ever meet.

“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 had recently expressed her love for her family with a gorgeous picture of the Joneses.

“As this strange year 2020 continues on, it has made me so grateful for the beautiful family that I have,” Isabella wrote. “This year has shown me how important it is to hold on to the things that truly matter — above all else.”