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The low down from those in the knowMuch media attention has focused on the ever-controversial Mankad rule this week, following Tuesday’s match between Sri Lanka and India.
Its that time of year again. Allan Border Medal time. You can feel it in your bones. Time for glamour. Time for excitement. Time for relief that its not the Brownlow.
Former Australian paceman Geoff Lawson says Ricky Ponting is being incredibly self-indulgent and should have already retired from Test cricket. Ponting called a media conference on Tuesday at the SCG following his axing from Australia’s one-day side.
Ricky Ponting’s axing has rammed home a message to Australia’s cricketers – perform or get punted. Even Tasmanian team-mate Xavier Doherty isn’t under any illusion that Ponting’s massive reputation could have saved his one-day career.
Courageous quick Peter Siddle is doing great work at Test level but Australian cricket’s chairman of selectors is happy to keep him out of the one-day side.
Ricky Ponting has redemption firmly in his in mind. He has every intention to be on the Ashes tour to England in 2013, where he lost the last two series in 2005 and 2009 as captain.
Australia loses greatest ODI player
By Ed Jackson, 22 Feb 2012There’s little doubt Ricky Ponting’s one-day career was the finest by an Australian in the game’s history.
Ponting still keen on Ashes redemption
By Ed Jackson, 22 Feb 2012Ricky Ponting is still chasing Ashes redemption. Despite having time called on his glittering one-day career, the 37-year-old is still hoping to go to England for the fifth time on an Ashes tour next year.
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Your sports opinion. Write your own articleClarke to win the 2012 Allan Border Medal
By Stoffy18, TodayIn light of the recent saga surrounding Cricket Australia and Ricky Ponting, you could be forgiven for overlooking the upcoming Allan Border Medal, which takes place next week.
Memories of the Master Blaster’s greatest Test innings
By Garfield Robinson, TodayViv Richards once surprised an interviewer by telling him that he thought his best innings was the 61 he made in 1983 against India at Sabina Park. I was there. And I can tell you that there is no innings that stands out more in my memory than the one he played that day.
Is Ponting’s decision to play on the right one?
By Joe Karsay, 22 Feb 2012Ricky Pontings press conference yesterday raised more questions than it answered. It was thought that his axing from Australias One Day International (ODI) squad had precipitated his retirement from all forms of the game.
The Mankad: Ashwin-Thirimanne, ethics and the law in the gentleman’s game
By dan-talintyre, 21 Feb 2012Cricket was almost changed forever this afternoon in the ODI match between India and Sri Lanka and not for the better either.
How far can Ricky Ponting go?
By Jason Cave, 21 Feb 2012Ricky Ponting announced that given his axing from the One Day International side, his focus will shift to Test cricket and Sheffield Shield for his Tasmanian Tigers. Is this the first indication that time is catching up with him?
India vs Sri Lanka, Gabba ODI: cricket live scores, commentary
By Suneer Chowdhary, 21 Feb 2012India take on Sri Lanka in the eighth game of the ODI series and well bring you the live scores and commentary of the action starting at 1.50pm on Tuesday.
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Ricky Ponting, you are the weakest link: Goodbye!
By Red Kev, 20 Feb 2012Australia has now played five ODIs this summer, and Ricky Ponting has contributed 18 runs (2, 1, 6, 2, and 7) at a strike rate of 27.
Australia v India, Gabba ODI: cricket live scores, commentary
By Suneer Chowdhary, 19 Feb 2012After two successive losses, Australia will look to get their One Day International tri-series campaign back on track when they take on India at the Gabba in Brisbane – well bring you the live scores and commentary of the action starting at 1.20 pm local time.
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Roaring debate
Tom Dimanis says: I have to disagree with many on this, but I'm sure many who have played the great game would concur that the 'mankad' is the dirtiest, cheapest and laziest form of dismissal in cricket field. It stinks. However, if the non-striker is ridiculously...
Arun says: Hi Garfield,I remember this innings from Viv, who in my opinion is the greatest bastman after Bradman. I read about it in the morning papers and I regret that I did not listen to the ball by ball commentary the previous night, I was in India then...
Bearfax says: I can accept players being tapped on the shoulder and told their time is up so that talented young players can come into the Oz Team. The Haddin and Wade issue is an example of that. Wade is outplaying Haddin so he must be selected. But at this s...
Pope Paul VII says: With ya Lawso. The thing is he was allowed many low scores over a long period. His best knock was actually the 62 in company with Khawaja to set up an unlikely victory against SA. They again looked solid too at Brissie but then the highly commenda...
Rhys says: Kev, my attitude towards Ponting playing on has softened in recent times and I tend to agree with your point about it being the selectors job to select based on performance. They have shown in the case of Ponting's recent ODI form that they can make...
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