**Official** Ponting Tribute Thread

[Spark]

#cricket Ponting to announce retirement today

Malcolm Conn breaks the news.

 

[Spikey]

Malcolm Conn breaks the news.

the true tragedy here

 

[benchmark00]

Nah I broke the news in the tour thread.

 

[benchmark00]

Mariah Carey - Hero - YouTube

 

[Spikey]

Kim Hagdorn broke the news, which is terrible for everyone because snf is horrible

Ponting retires from Perth - Sports News First

 

[robelinda]

without doubt, the saddest day ever. i love, i wanna boof him, get him up here.

 

[Spikey]

2nd Test v SA - Ponting Wicket - YouTube

this is all kallis fault right

 

[benchmark00]

What a ****ing champion Ponting is.

In terms of the modern greats, Lara was stunning when he got going, but Ponting was right up there.

I don't want to live in this world any more.

 

[Flem274*]

Nooo one of the last remaining guns from my childhood.

Such a beast in his heyday. One of my favourite batsmen to watch (when he wasn't playing my team).

 

[Spark]

The last, and in some ways the greatest, of my childhood heroes. Gutted.

 

[Spikey]

AMAZING RICKY PONTING CATCH!!!!! - YouTube

 

[BackFootPunch]

Sad to see him go. Didn't truly appreciate him until it was too late but glad to say I was around for one of the great careers. Everything an Australian Test batsman/cricketer should be.

 

[Spikey]

Ricky Ponting's GENIUS Runout (G. Jones) - YouTube

 

[Mike5181]

The last, and in some ways the greatest, of my childhood heroes. Gutted.

Pretty much this. I actually hated the guy when I was a kid, but after most of my favourite childhood cricketers retired (Astle, Cairns, Fleming, Martyn, Hadyn, Gilchrist, Warne etc), I took a massive liking for the guy. Definitely my favourite player in the last 5-6 years. It's a shame he went out in a bad way, but he still had an amazing career. I'd rate him the third best batsman I've seen behind Tendulkar and Lara, and being the Australian captain of such a dominant team he really was the face of my favourite cricketing period.

 

[Andre]

This is the day where I officially become old. He's the last one left from my childhood

 

[Spikey]

*Rare* Ricky Ponting bowling - Gets Brian Lara out off his first ball - Australia v West Indies 2001 - YouTube

 

[benchmark00]

Watching the presser aws.

Ponting will play the year out with Tassie.

 

[biased indian]

When is he expected to make the announcement ? will Perth be his last or will he play in Hobart against SL ?

 

[Spark]

Watching the presser aws.

Ponting will play the year out with Tassie.

Where?

 

[benchmark00]

Reckons he's retiring because of the heat he has received on CW.