Ponting's Ashes XI

[mr_mister]

actually i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say Slater's omission is the biggest travesty in this whole thing. Literally only Steve and Ricky have scored more ashes tons than Slats during the last 30 years and they played 45 and 35 matches to Slater's 20. Ridic

 

[vic_orthdox]

actually i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say Slater's omission is the biggest travesty in this whole thing. Literally only Steve and Ricky have scored more ashes tons than Slats during the last 30 years and they played 45 and 35 matches to Slater's 20. Ridic

Two of his best series' were pre Punter though, weren't they?

 

[TNT]

Two of his best series' were pre Punter though, weren't they?

Slater averages 36 in ashes involving Ponting.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Yeah 630 @ 37.06 for Slater in series Ponting played in. 3 tons in 9 tests. Pretty decent but not that special. Also he only played in two Ashes series Ponting appeared in and the last one was 2001, which was the end of Slater's career. 5th test of that series was the beginning of Hayden/Langer.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah Langer averaged over 100 in the 2001 series alone

 

[NZTailender]

Yeah 630 @ 37.06 for Slater in series Ponting played in. 3 tons in 9 tests. Pretty decent but not that special. Also he only played in two Ashes series Ponting appeared in and the last one was 2001, which was the end of Slater's career. 5th test of that series was the beginning of Hayden/Langer.

Don't disagree, but they had a poll on the Cricinfo website running with this and they gave Taylor as an option, but not Slater. Taylor and Ponting played 6 Ashes tests together, Tubby scoring 375 @ 34.09.

I'd have Slater opening in 'last 25 years' XI, or somesuch.

 

[morgieb]

Yeah Langer averaged over 100 in the 2001 series alone

Off only one innings.

Actually I think his average may be infinity - wasn't he retired hurt?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Off only one innings.

Actually I think his average may be infinity - wasn't he retired hurt?

Damn i completely forgot about that

you're right. He got smashed in the head (classic Langer).