Ricky Ponting

Quizzes
Quiz! Australia XIs in Ricky Ponting's first and last Tests

20 names, five minutes!

by Wisden Staff / August 4, 2020
Features
The Ten: Leavers – From Brian Close to Michael Clarke

"Cricket’s most evocative, vulnerable and downright thrilling exponents of the non-shot"

by Phil Walker / August 2, 2020
Stories
Remembering the 10 highest team totals in men’s ODI cricket

From England's brutal innings against Australia at Trent Bridge, to South Africa's incredible run chase in Johannesburg back in 2006

by Josef Rindl / July 30, 2020
Stories
Brett Lee reveals the captaincy feature that makes Kohli similar to Ponting

"He is the same as Ricky Ponting"

by Wisden Staff / July 30, 2020
Features
The Ten: Part-timer scalps – From Ponting snaring Vaughan to Gilly's 'Gangnam Style'

From 'Border's control' to a 'tricky' Lambert

by David Wilkinson / July 25, 2020
Features
The Ten: Bat innovations – From Hutton's harrow blade to Lillee's 'mortal combat'

"Ben Jones and Ben Gardner pick out a selection of the wackier willows"

by Ben Gardner and Ben Jones / July 20, 2020
Quizzes
Quiz! Match the Australia batsmen with their number of ODI hundreds

You have three minutes

by Wisden Staff / July 17, 2020
Quizzes
Quiz! Name the top run scorer from every global ICC men's event

26 tournaments, 26 names, four minutes to get them in, you know the drill

by Josef Rindl / June 29, 2020
News
Why Ricky Ponting called Michael Vaughan 'rabbit'

"He’d just tend to walk past me in the corridor and call me ‘rabbit‘"

by Wisden Staff / June 16, 2020
News
When Agarkar cheekily asked Ponting about his hundreds at Lord’s

"How many hundreds at Lord’s ya?"

by Wisden Staff / June 8, 2020

August '21 Issue

Issue 46 of WCM is in shops from July 15:

Cover story – Batters in English cricket are scoring fewer first-class runs than they used to. In a special investigation, WCM’s team of writers look to find out why.
Jo Harman previews The Hundred, while Andrew Miller derides the tournament’s “vapidly awful PR”.
The great Indian writer Suresh Menon on the changing shapes and lines of Indian batsmanship.
Ellyse Perry sits down with Taha Hashim to discuss her extraordinary career.
The big stories from another month of county cricket, featuring interviews with George Garton, Keaton Jennings and Simon Harmer.
The godfather of reverse swing, Sarfraz Nawaz, discusses his life in cricket.
Writer and academic Rod Edmond celebrates the most significant week in Kiwi cricketing history.
Andy Zaltzman reveals more facts about the number 46 than strictly necessary.
Elizabeth Ammon says the One-Day Cup can be this summer’s hidden gem.
Isabelle Westbury argues our game isn’t as traditional as it often claims to be.

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Ricky Ponting

Quiz! Australia XIs in Ricky Ponting's first and last Tests

The Ten: Leavers – From Brian Close to Michael Clarke

Remembering the 10 highest team totals in men’s ODI cricket

Brett Lee reveals the captaincy feature that makes Kohli similar to Ponting

The Ten: Part-timer scalps – From Ponting snaring Vaughan to Gilly's 'Gangnam Style'

The Ten: Bat innovations – From Hutton's harrow blade to Lillee's 'mortal combat'

Quiz! Match the Australia batsmen with their number of ODI hundreds

Quiz! Name the top run scorer from every global ICC men's event

Why Ricky Ponting called Michael Vaughan 'rabbit'

When Agarkar cheekily asked Ponting about his hundreds at Lord’s

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