Mamboblue72
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Ponting needs 65 runs to overtake Allan Border's Australian record of 11,174 Test runs
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Warney
Number 20.
well it should be done at Lords. What do u guys think about Ponting retiring? Ponting turns 35 a day after my birthday
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Hmmmmm.... Well Gilly played til 37? Hayden to 36, Waugh to 38. Hope can last the next ashes. You never know.
Warney
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yeh i hope ur right tim!
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I Hope he stays on to beat Tendulkar 
He's a great captain I don't care what any of the critics think He will hopefully get it at lord Good Luck Ponting.
He's a great captain I don't care what any of the critics think He will hopefully get it at lord Good Luck Ponting.
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He's a great batsman, but an average captain. The least aggressive Aussie captain since Hughes, deep down Border must think he's a wimp.
He can keep batting til he's 77 for all I care, just get us a new captain.
He can keep batting til he's 77 for all I care, just get us a new captain.
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I tend to agree with the captaincy thing....he's way to conservative.
Especially when you compare him to his predecessor Steve Waugh.
Although Steve had a few more handy players at his disposal.
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He seems fit enough and in good enough form to stay on for many years to come, but I think a lot will depend on his passion to keep playing. Also, he has a young daughter and I am sure his wife is definitely starting to get on his case about another kid and spending more time with his family...
The lucrative money that he could make in India, may also be a factor, when he could retire, spend time with and extend his family, and play a couple of months of cricket and earn millions...
What more is there left for him to achieve? He has done it all and I don't think he would really care about beating Tendulkar. Hey I hope he proves me wrong, but I don't think it will be form or records that determine his decision! And like so many other great players before him, he will retire well before the public thinks he is ready too!
As for captaincy, well it is hard to compare him to Steve Waugh and Allan Border, two of the greatest captains we have ever had! AB and SW were around in the "dark days" of Australian cricket during the 80's and have never forgotten! They knew never to take anything for granted and to fight until the bitter end! (Oh and tubby is in there somewhere too isnt he
) As for Ponting, he came into the game when Australia was at the top and helped them too stay there for many years to come, until recently he didn't know a lot about losing...
Anyway this has been an epic post already so I think I might stop there
The lucrative money that he could make in India, may also be a factor, when he could retire, spend time with and extend his family, and play a couple of months of cricket and earn millions...
What more is there left for him to achieve? He has done it all and I don't think he would really care about beating Tendulkar. Hey I hope he proves me wrong, but I don't think it will be form or records that determine his decision! And like so many other great players before him, he will retire well before the public thinks he is ready too!
As for captaincy, well it is hard to compare him to Steve Waugh and Allan Border, two of the greatest captains we have ever had! AB and SW were around in the "dark days" of Australian cricket during the 80's and have never forgotten! They knew never to take anything for granted and to fight until the bitter end! (Oh and tubby is in there somewhere too isnt he
) As for Ponting, he came into the game when Australia was at the top and helped them too stay there for many years to come, until recently he didn't know a lot about losing...Anyway this has been an epic post already so I think I might stop there
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