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How Ricky Ponting's persona added to the magic of 2005
"Ponting's flaws and strengths were all part of the magic mix"
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"Ponting's flaws and strengths were all part of the magic mix"
"The months that followed the series saw huge changes in the perception of cricket in England"
"All I ever wanted to do was play for England and compete against the old enemy"
“My record stands up better than anyone’s”
“Obviously the Edgbaston catch to win the match was the massive moment of my career"
"I basically played the '05 team in T20 cricket"
“It was the perfect, bizarre, unconventional innings for that stage of the game”
"I had literally thrown everything at Clarke and nothing worked"
"Go and watch the whole thing again, I can hardly bowl any bouncers"
"He’d just tend to walk past me in the corridor and call me ‘rabbit‘"