Ponting puts ‘lowlight’ behind him
In South Africa this time last year, Ricky Ponting’s days as a Test batsman appeared to be rapidly dwindling. At 36, he was enduring the leanest patch of his long career, having not scored a Test century for nearly two years. Such slumps are usually terminal for batsmen in their late thirties. The chances of him making it all the way through the 2011-12 Australian summer appeared slim. The chances of him being part of the side for this year’s home series against Graeme Smith’s men seemed to be almost non-existent.
Fast forward 12 months and Ponting is not only part of the team, he is its…
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