**Official** Ponting Tribute Thread

[Red]

Glad to see him making the call. Was always an "eye" player, and it's harder as you get older.

Last link to the great Australian teams of Taylor and Waugh, last link to the era of Gilchrist, McGrath, Warne etc.

Watch this link and raise a glass to Punter, the mongrel little Tassie **** made good...

Cinderella - Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - YouTube

 

[robelinda]

yeah damn right Benchy, Waugh and Punter, the two champs, last of my childhood. Ponting debuted just after my 18th birthday, loved every minute of his cricket.

 

[benchmark00]

Clarke reckons pitch will be tough for the batsmen throughout the match.

Waiting until tomozza morn for the 11.

 

[benchmark00]

Clarke getting emotional. Has to pause to stop crying. ****, this is intense.

 

[Jager]

Clarke in tears, wow.

 

[Top_Cat]

Clarke reckons pitch will be tough for the batsmen throughout the match.

Waiting until tomozza morn for the 11.

Weather's shaping up to be good for bowlers too. Siddle and Hilf to return from beyond the grave and kill each other again.

EDIT: No kidding, this, again, shows the **** of playing 3 Tests in 3 weeks. We, as spectators, are denied seeing the best XI in a game where the series is still alive.

 

[benchmark00]

Clarke says he can't answer any other Punter question cause he'll lose it.

 

[robelinda]

Clarke getting emotional. Has to pause to stop crying. ****, this is intense.

i dont want to cry in front of the kids, but this is hard.

 

[Spikey]

pffft what a cry baby. let's get a tough new south welshman into the team

ffs clarke

 

[benchmark00]

Coverage over.

**** me.

Hug your kids tonight, people. Tell them you love them.

 

[centurymaker]

what a legend!

he'll always be remembered for captaining the greatest side ever from the front.

 

[Red]

Coverage over.

**** me.

Hug your kids tonight, people. Tell them you love them.

Is the press conference online somewhere?

 

[Spark]

CA will upload it to youtube soon enough.

 

[Red]

At times, only a ****-rock ballad will do....

Skid Row - I Remember You [HD] - YouTube

 

[Jayzamann]

Aw

Interesting that Adelaide was only the second time he was bowled in both innings.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

So he's playing at Perth then retiring? Or retiring as of just then?

 

[benchmark00]

Perth.

 

[M0rphin3]

Not surprising, but still it hurts Hero.

BTW did someone record it or what? Missed it.

 

[Contra]

damn..

 

[benchmark00]

Alex D00lan is up to his eyeballs in the race to replace Ricky, mainly due to the quota policy CA has with regards to Tasmanians.