2 minute read The more we think about it, the more these two things go hand-in-hand. The situation was this. Nathan Hauritz got the boot because he got wellied in India like just about every other spinner who ever goes over there. Demented selections ensued. Maybe Hauritz offended Ricky Ponting by suggesting that
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Ricky Ponting talking to the umpires
< 1 minute read Whinging Poms? Has the world ever seen a whingier cricketer than Ricky Thomas Ponting? Sport needs a bit of ‘us and them’ so that you can enjoy it properly, so it was perversely enjoyable to see Ponting spend three-quarters of an hour bending Aleem Dar’s ear. As he stamped his
Continue readingWishing Ricky Ponting’s finger all the best
< 1 minute read This is a slightly weird feeling, but we really want Ricky Ponting to play at the MCG. Much as we want England to win easily, beating a side captained by Michael Clarke just wouldn’t be right. Ricky Ponting is the most significant player on either side and it brings the
Continue readingRicky Ponting strives for coherence
< 1 minute read “I guess we speak pretty loosely, don’t we, about looking forward to the Ashes and all that – and we are, but it’s not with both eyes. We’ve got one eye on that and one eye on what we need to get in place to make sure we’re the best
Continue readingRicky Ponting: It’s possible to inflict self-inflicted problems on your opponents
< 1 minute read Is there no limit to Ricky Ponting’s powers? Pakistan are currently in some disarray. Ponting says: “I guess a lot of the stuff that is happening around their side at the moment was probably stuff they brought on themselves.” He then adds: “If you play really well, you can create
Continue readingKemar Roach to Ricky Ponting
< 1 minute read Kemar Roach didn’t break Ricky Ponting’s elbow, but Ponting must have been mainlining milk for the past six years for that not to happen. He’s David Dunn to Nasser Hussain’s Mr Glass. Kemar Roach bowls at 90-95mph and when he learns that he should bowl with the wind instead of
Continue readingRicky Ponting is getting old
2 minute read Ricky Ponting must be nearing retirement age because we’re starting to appreciate him. We read a statistic the other day that about one in five top seven Test batsmen average over 50. That’s a ludicrous figure, but players like Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting were averaging over 50 long before
Continue readingBooing Ricky Ponting
< 1 minute read Giles Clarke says England fans shouldn’t boo Ricky Ponting. He thinks it shows a lack of respect for a great batsman. He thinks it’s offensive. Well, you can happily discard Giles Clarke and his comments. Giles Clarke likes being photographed next to a big box of money. Not only that,
Continue readingWatching Ricky Ponting flip out
< 1 minute read Ricky Ponting always reminds us of the spoilt youngest daughter in a story about an upper class family set in the Fifties. She’s short, ridiculously spoilt and on the rare occasions she doesn’t get her way, she shrieks and shrieks and her facial expression becomes unavoidably punchable. One of the
Continue readingThe big news about Andrew Symonds being sent home from the Australia squad
< 1 minute read The big news is that during the press conference, Ricky Ponting went a little bit boss-eyed. Look:
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