Ponting

British

/ ˈpɒntɪŋ /

noun

Ricky (Thomas). born 1974, Australian cricketer; a batsman, he played in 168 test matches (1995–2012), 77 as captain; scored 13,378 runs in tests (an Australian record), and captained Australia to two World Cup wins (2003, 2007)

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Even the teams I played in - alongside some wonderful players like Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, the Waugh brothers, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden and plenty of others - were occasionally beaten in a Test by the touring English.

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Only all-time Australian greats Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke have scored more centuries at the Adelaide Oval than Head's four while he now averages 87.33 on this ground, putting him fourth on the all-time list of those who have played five or more matches – a list topped by the greatest of them all, Sir Don Bradman.

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"The best advice I was ever given was from Eoin Morgan - and I think he got it from Ricky Ponting - play the game at your own pace," said Malan.

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I played in an Australian team that won a lot, under some tough captains in Allan Border, Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.

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The century moves Root within one of Australia great Ricky Ponting, who sits third on the list of most hundreds in Test history.

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