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Ricky Ponting 10:36 - Jul 30 with 4150 viewsChrisd

I know he had a few incidents during his playing career which doesn’t endear him to England fans, but I’ve really enjoyed listening to him during this whole Ashes series. Genuinely, seems a very decent bloke.

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Ricky Ponting on 10:41 - Jul 30 with 3677 viewsKeno

Seconded

He comes across as a really nice guy and I think his summarising is excellent

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Ricky Ponting on 10:46 - Jul 30 with 3663 viewsghostofescobar

Agreed. Very shallow of me, but went into this Ashes automatically thinking I didn’t like him, but he seems humble, intelligent, I could listen to him talking about the cricket all day. As you say, genuinely seems a nice bloke.

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Ricky Ponting on 11:02 - Jul 30 with 3622 viewsFreddies_Ears

Absolute competitor. It helps to be very single-minded to be a repeat, longterm winner. The new, chilled version is an excellent media character.
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Ricky Ponting on 11:17 - Jul 30 with 3590 viewsSteve_M

Yes, he's been very good and added a lot to Sky's coverage. The contrast with Pietersen in the first two Tests is marked.

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Ricky Ponting on 11:57 - Jul 30 with 3472 viewsbrazil1982

Do Aussie broadcasters have English pundits?
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Ricky Ponting on 12:09 - Jul 30 with 3441 viewsFreddies_Ears

Ricky Ponting on 11:57 - Jul 30 by brazil1982

Do Aussie broadcasters have English pundits?


Quite often, yes. But their own are better.
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Ricky Ponting on 12:10 - Jul 30 with 3443 viewsgainsboroughblue

Ricky Ponting on 11:57 - Jul 30 by brazil1982

Do Aussie broadcasters have English pundits?


Reminds me of this gem from Swanny.



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Ricky Ponting on 12:37 - Jul 30 with 3366 viewsNutkins_Return

Ricky Ponting on 12:10 - Jul 30 by gainsboroughblue

Reminds me of this gem from Swanny.




It's all solid stuff and then Bumble and Boycott at the end are amazing 😂

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Ricky Ponting on 13:25 - Jul 30 with 3268 viewsFtnfwest

He’s very good and certainly more balanced let’s say than McGrath
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Ricky Ponting on 14:40 - Jul 30 with 3168 viewsRyorry

Ricky Ponting on 13:25 - Jul 30 by Ftnfwest

He’s very good and certainly more balanced let’s say than McGrath


I've come to like McGrath (TMS) over this series

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Ricky Ponting on 14:42 - Jul 30 with 3157 viewsredrickstuhaart

Ricky Ponting on 14:40 - Jul 30 by Ryorry

I've come to like McGrath (TMS) over this series


Bitter and rather arrogant.

Utterly tunnel visioned.
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Ricky Ponting on 14:44 - Jul 30 with 3152 viewsRyorry

Ricky Ponting on 14:42 - Jul 30 by redrickstuhaart

Bitter and rather arrogant.

Utterly tunnel visioned.


Have you listened to him in this series? Really doesn't come across as like that at all. And I certainly wasn't a fan of his before.

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Ricky Ponting on 14:59 - Jul 30 with 3114 viewsKeno

Ricky Ponting on 14:44 - Jul 30 by Ryorry

Have you listened to him in this series? Really doesn't come across as like that at all. And I certainly wasn't a fan of his before.


Totally agree ryorry!!

Very entertaining and also a nice guy

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Ricky Ponting on 15:00 - Jul 30 with 3109 viewsHerbivore

Always grudgingly liked him as a cricketer, proper competitor who played the game hard but generally in the right spirit. As a pundit he's excellent, very insightful and knowledgeable, also balanced and just quite likeable.

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Ricky Ponting on 15:04 - Jul 30 with 3100 viewsRyorry

Ricky Ponting on 14:59 - Jul 30 by Keno

Totally agree ryorry!!

Very entertaining and also a nice guy


He's really made "and it's time for the S-H-I-P-P-I-N-G forecast!" his own hasn't he - the Beeb should be paying him commission for that!

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Ricky Ponting on 15:22 - Jul 30 with 3072 viewsbrazil1982

Ricky Ponting on 14:40 - Jul 30 by Ryorry

I've come to like McGrath (TMS) over this series


I can't look beyond his thirst for big game hunting.
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Ricky Ponting on 15:52 - Jul 30 with 3022 viewsBluespeed225

Ricky Ponting on 14:42 - Jul 30 by redrickstuhaart

Bitter and rather arrogant.

Utterly tunnel visioned.


He used to do evening Sporting Dinner type things at my mates restaurant, Balls Brothers near Leadenhall. Very good value apparently. Gatting was an animal who’d eat anything left over by anyone else. Brazil,did it to my mates delight, George Cohen, and others, but the one hand he came out of the kitchen to make sure he shook was Jimmy Greaves.
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Ricky Ponting on 16:12 - Jul 30 with 2991 viewsredrickstuhaart

Ricky Ponting on 14:44 - Jul 30 by Ryorry

Have you listened to him in this series? Really doesn't come across as like that at all. And I certainly wasn't a fan of his before.


Yes. And I have seen him do things like claim that Australia dont want rain / slow play as they want to win, at the last test.... Claim that plainly grounded catch was a "disgrace".
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Ricky Ponting on 17:01 - Jul 30 with 2923 viewsRyorry

Ricky Ponting on 15:22 - Jul 30 by brazil1982

I can't look beyond his thirst for big game hunting.


Really? When/where/if he did, has he stopped now?

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Ricky Ponting on 17:02 - Jul 30 with 2918 viewsRyorry

Ricky Ponting on 16:12 - Jul 30 by redrickstuhaart

Yes. And I have seen him do things like claim that Australia dont want rain / slow play as they want to win, at the last test.... Claim that plainly grounded catch was a "disgrace".


If that's the incident I'm thinking of, wasn't the decision generally hotly contested?

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Ricky Ponting on 17:09 - Jul 30 with 2903 viewsredrickstuhaart

Ricky Ponting on 17:02 - Jul 30 by Ryorry

If that's the incident I'm thinking of, wasn't the decision generally hotly contested?


Not by anyone with a balanced view. Certainly it was not a "disgrace".
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Ricky Ponting on 17:19 - Jul 30 with 2884 viewsDropCliffsNotBombs

Ricky Ponting on 15:22 - Jul 30 by brazil1982

I can't look beyond his thirst for big game hunting.


Exactly. Utter dickhead.
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Ricky Ponting on 23:27 - Jul 30 with 2709 viewsGuthrum

Ricky Ponting on 15:04 - Jul 30 by Ryorry

He's really made "and it's time for the S-H-I-P-P-I-N-G forecast!" his own hasn't he - the Beeb should be paying him commission for that!


That's Jim Maxwell, not McGrath.

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Ricky Ponting on 00:30 - Jul 31 with 2647 viewsRyorry

Ricky Ponting on 23:27 - Jul 30 by Guthrum

That's Jim Maxwell, not McGrath.


Ah, ta. Whoopsie!

Searched for McGrath's "big game hunting" but found nothing. Links please anyone?

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Ricky Ponting on 08:02 - Jul 31 with 2513 viewsbrazil1982

Ricky Ponting on 00:30 - Jul 31 by Ryorry

Ah, ta. Whoopsie!

Searched for McGrath's "big game hunting" but found nothing. Links please anyone?


https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/glenn-mcgrath-former-cricketer-regrets-shoo
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