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#51
Will Thursday be Ricky Ponting's last match in Australian colors 
Ricky Ponting
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#54
Quote Originally Posted by Rostos:
If he gets dropped as captain, he should remain as a batsman...
Have you seen him bat recently? His footwork looks slow and reflexes are on the decline. His once feared cross bat shots are now his downfall. Age has caught up to him and he can not hold a place as a batsman in this team any longer.
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#55
hello rod......do u agree with me? india smakks australia......sri lanka gives england the boot........... and sud afrikkans ez......i like west indies over a crooked paki tm but will not touch it,......any iopinions? im looking to go xtra large and hard on india -150.......sud afrika look s very sfe at -300 ? ty bigpoo
bigFnPOO
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#58
Quote Originally Posted by rod_steel:
Have you seen him bat recently? His footwork looks slow and reflexes are on the decline. His once feared cross bat shots are now his downfall. Age has caught up to him and he can not hold a place as a batsman in this team any longer.
Have you seen him bat recently? His footwork looks slow and reflexes are on the decline. His once feared cross bat shots are now his downfall. Age has caught up to him and he can not hold a place as a batsman in this team any longer.
I think Ricky has been given close to the same amount of time Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor got. So, he has to step up now, and the next series.
If he doesn't, he should walk. However, captain or not, I think he has the potential to add a lot to this transforming side, who without him lack any semblance of mongrel or fight.
Everyone carries on about the Steve Smith incident - what do you want your captain to do? Smile and slap each other on the arse? Alan Border would have done the same fucking thing.
It's this soft mentality that has led us to where we now find ourselves IMO.
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#59
Quote Originally Posted by BIGfnPOO:
hello rod......do u agree with me? india smakks australia......sri lanka gives england the boot........... and sud afrikkans ez......i like west indies over a crooked paki tm but will not touch it,......any iopinions? im looking to go xtra large and hard on india -150.......sud afrika look s very sfe at -300 ? ty bigpoo
hello rod......do u agree with me? india smakks australia......sri lanka gives england the boot........... and sud afrikkans ez......i like west indies over a crooked paki tm but will not touch it,......any iopinions? im looking to go xtra large and hard on india -150.......sud afrika look s very sfe at -300 ? ty bigpoo
Still having a think about it Poo. India's middle order is a big concern along with the fact their bowling relied heavily on Khan to get early wickets.
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#61
Quote Originally Posted by rod_steel:
The Daily Mail claims Ponting will resign if Australia lose to India in tomorrow's quarter-final in Ahmedabad, or when Australia's campaign to defend the World Cup ends.
When it is all said and done he has been Australia's best batsman in the modern era
The Daily Mail claims Ponting will resign if Australia lose to India in tomorrow's quarter-final in Ahmedabad, or when Australia's campaign to defend the World Cup ends.
When it is all said and done he has been Australia's best batsman in the modern era
Best Aussie bat since Bradman.
Just not the best captain we've had
Cameron White
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#67
Quote Originally Posted by Stockdale:
LOL Cameron White!??
He is extremely lucky to be getting picked in the one day side never mind the test side and you want him captain!!? LOL
Next Test Captain will most likely be Tim Paine. Ponting will remain captain for a long time still though
Australia going to play 2 keepers? haddin isn't going anywhere
so do you wait until ponting retires, which will be before haddin (or around the same time) and you make Paine captain after he has played 10 tests? You want to annoint the next test captain before he is proven at test level?
You're not rostos in disguise are you?
ponting is 36 years old, how long do you expect him around for? He has one test century since july 2009 (37 innings). You don't get better at 36
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