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Wraps-up Game One A sublime century
from Ricky Ponting saw Australia home with seven overs
to spare in the first Chappell-Hadlee match in Adelaide
today.
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Ricky Ponting
It feels like current Australian captain and champion
batsman Ricky Ponting has been around for ages. And
the truth is, he has. Ricky Ponting may only be 32
years old (as of 15/07/2007) but he is one of the
most experienced players in world cricket.
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Adam Gilchrist
Has there ever been a more destructive batsman in world
cricket than Adam Gilchrist? Sir Vivian Richards might
have something to say about that, as may a few (and
only a few) other batsman in the history of world cricket,
but it's safe to say that Adam Gilchrist is without
a shadow of a doubt the greatest keeper-batsman of all
time - well that's what 'the voice of cricket', Richie
Benaud, says anyway.
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Brett Lee
Despite stress fracture after stress fracture, Lee still
sits alongside Shoaib Ahktar as the fastest bowler in
the modern game of cricket. After an excellent Test
debut, taking 5/47 against India at the MCG, Lee looked
set to be one of the greats. However, the going has
not been easy for him since notching up 42 wickets in
his first seven Test matches.
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Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden is the colossus of modern cricket, both
physically and through sheer presence. Arguably making
his test debut too soon in 1993, Hayden soon found himself
back in Queensland's ranks
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Mike Hussey
Mike Hussey had to wait longer than most for his chance
to shine in Test cricket. With over 15,000 first class
runs and a series of Bradmanesque averages when playing
English county cricket, Hussey had long been dismissed
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