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Australia
Ricky Ponting
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Blitzer
MA
7
ST
3
AG
3
AV
8
R
0
B
0
P
0
F
0
G
36
Cp
4
In
0
Cs
9
Td
13
Mvp
2
GPP
71
XPP
0
SPP
71
Injuries
-av
Skills
Block
+MA
Guard
Mighty Blow
Tackle
Acclaimed by academy coach Rod Marsh as the best teenage batsman he had ever seen, Ricky Ponting began with Tasmania at 17 and Australia at 20, and was given out unluckily for 96 on his Test debut. He was and remains the archetypal modern cricketer: he plays all the shots with a full flourish of the bat and knows only to attack, and his breathtaking, dead-eye fielding is a force in the game by itself. A gambler and a buccaneer, he is a natural at one-day cricket. He has had his setbacks, against probing seam attacks and high-class finger-spin, which, when out of form, he plays with hard hands. A few years ago there were off-field indiscretions that led him once to admit publicly to an alcohol problem, but he became part of the heartbeat of one of Australia's most successful teams and after the retirement of Ian Healy he took over as the man who led the singing of the victory song. With many lessons learned, Ponting's growing maturity was acknowledged by the ACB when he saw off competition from Warne and Gilchrist to succeed Steve Waugh as Australia's one-day captain early in 2002. It was a seamless transition: Ponting led the successful 2003 World Cup campaign from the front, clouting a coruscating 140 not out in the final, and acceded to the Test crown when Waugh finally stepped down early in 2004. A broken thumb suffered in the Champions Trophy in England forced him to watch Adam Gilchrist lead Australia's first series victory in India for 35 years from the dressing room, although he returned for the final Test. Batting-wise his first year was one to forget, but he began his second with 207 against Pakistan, joining Don Bradman and Greg Chappell as the only Australians to reach four double-centuries.
*Responsible for:
<a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=1738536">Vladimir Malakhow - Torpedo Metallurg - Niggling Injury</a>
<a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=1907258">Random Projectile - Bob's Big Boys - RIP</a>
Arrafel the Shadowstalker - Miasmic Deadfins - RIP
*Responsible for:
<a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=1738536">Vladimir Malakhow - Torpedo Metallurg - Niggling Injury</a>
<a href="http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=1907258">Random Projectile - Bob's Big Boys - RIP</a>
Arrafel the Shadowstalker - Miasmic Deadfins - RIP
Match performances
Date
Opponent
Comp
TD
Int
Cas
Mvp
Spp
2005-04-16
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-
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1
-
2
2005-04-16
1
-
-
-
-
1
2005-04-18
-
1
-
-
-
3
2005-04-19
1
1
-
-
-
4
2005-04-19
-
1
-
-
-
3
2005-04-19
-
1
-
-
1
8
2005-04-20
-
-
-
-
1
5
2005-04-20
-
1
-
-
-
3
2005-04-20
1
-
-
-
-
1
2005-04-21
-
1
-
-
-
3
2005-04-22
-
1
-
-
-
3
2005-04-22
1
-
-
-
-
1
2005-04-24
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2
-
-
-
6
2005-04-25
-
3
-
-
-
9
2005-04-28
-
-
-
1
-
2
2005-04-30
-
-
-
3
-
6
2005-05-11
-
-
-
1
-
2
2005-05-11
-
-
-
1
-
2
2005-05-13
-
-
-
1
-
2
2005-06-22
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1
-
1
-
5