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Tasmania v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Hobart
Another Ponting ton drives Tasmania
ESPNcricinfo staff
February 6, 2013
Tasmania 6 for 310 (Ponting 138*, Krejza 71*, Hazlewood 3-64) v New South Wales
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In his first innings at first-class level since retiring from Test cricket, Ricky Ponting showed that he still has plenty to offer, scoring an unbeaten 138 for Tasmania on the first day against New South Wales in Hobart. At stumps, the Tigers were 6 for 310 with Ponting still at the crease alongside Jason Krejza, who was on 71, and it was a fine recovery after Tasmania struggled to 6 for 132, meaning the Ponting-Krejza stand had reached 178 at the close.
Josh Hazlewood picked up three wickets, Trent Copeland collected two and Chris Tremain one before Ponting and Krejza came together. Ponting brought up his 79th first-class century and his second of the Sheffield Shield season, while Krejza passed fifty for the ninth time in first-class cricket.
It continued Ponting's remarkable Shield summer - even more incredible given the struggles he had during the Test series against South Africa. In five matches, Ponting has scored 493 runs at an average of 164.33, and he has only been dismissed three times from seven innings.
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After Tim Paine won the toss and chose to bat in perfect conditions, the Tigers threatened to waste a solid start with a glut of wickets either side of lunch before Ponting (138 not out) and Jason Krejza (71 not out) steadied the ship with a 178-run partnership to see the Tasmanians reach stumps at 6-310.
The former Test skipper arrived at the crease an hour before lunch amid a flurry of Tigers wickets, the home side stumbling from 0-53 to 3-57 at one point as Blues seamers Josh Hazlewood (3-64) and Chris Tremain (1-58) accounted for the Tasmanian top three in the space of just 10 deliveries.
Ponting then lost Jon Wells (five), Paine (10) and Luke Butterworth (15) before finding a willing ally in Krejza and pushed on to his 79th first-class century from 167 deliveries with 15 boundaries and 1 six...
True, Meety - I was just wondering what was going wrong for him in the tests. Ponting is fourth or fifth on the Shield runs tally this year. While our batting is a little thinner than in previous years, still Punting seems in fine nick domestically. Speaking of: the one Saturday morning I decide not to go and watch Mowbray play, and who do you think decided to turn up for a cameo? Shattered. Wouldn't mind seeing him go on and demonstrate to the guys in Shield what the difference is between a mid-30s FC average and a 50+ Test average...
When you look at what he is doing in the Shield, you really have to think he was a bit muddled or unlucky when it came to the Tests! Regardless of where people think Oz is at, the quality of domestic bowlers is strong across the states - to be averaging 160+ after 7 innings is brilliant - end of story. Ashes recall with Inverarity & Marsh cap in hand??????????
Is OKeefe injured? Or has he just given up the game as no matter how he performs he will never get selected for higher honors?
Posted by sawifan on (February 6, 2013, 17:58 GMT)@FFL... yes, Cook has had '1', good series, and he is an ever-improving batsman who may turn out to be your best ever, but that doesn't make him great yet. I truly love how you point to statistics to make your points without looking at others. Check out Anderson's Ashes stats in ENG. Not boots-quaking reading for a batsman, but that's not to say he wont be good. And your love child Swanny. Not great Ashes threat either going by your beloved stats. Keep up the banter, its good fun. ENG with an edge for the Ashes, but its only an edge.
Posted by Front-Foot-Lunge on (February 6, 2013, 14:43 GMT)@sawifan, "Such a pity ol' ENG can't produce a match-winning batsman "
There's this contest played between Eng and Aus: It's called the Ashes..Go check it out then let us know how England go with the bat. I'll give you a starting hint: 766. :)
Posted by Espnbug on (February 6, 2013, 13:57 GMT)cook ,kp and anderson to destroy australia in the ashes. c'mon warner is not a test stuff.Bring on kwaja. Don't bring on ponting .I agree he is one of the worst behaved sportsmen of the century and has no respect for others.same happened to him.I love the day when he licked the ground off king kallis bowling.He was humiliated and kicked out of the side. Even sachin is going to face the same farewell if he doesn't quit early. But Kallis has shown lots of promise these years I think he has a peak season waiting for him .he will soon be celebrated for all his efforts .Hail the king kallis
Posted by Front-Foot-Lunge on (February 6, 2013, 12:32 GMT)Bring back Ponting! Oh wait, he's one of the worst behaved sportsman ever to have played the game, so...bring him back anyway! Aus desperately need him right now!
Posted by@Smudgeon and Meety, Not just Doolan, but Cosgrove too. If anyone was just an attitude change away from making the next level, he is your man. Career average 43, 22 centuries, 28 years old, on the face of it he´s only a run of form away from being a test cricketer. He needs to shed 20KG´s and step up! Ponting could be the man to show him the way.
Posted byPersonally, I'd credit a rather weak domestic attack. A country's international bowling strength is representative of their domestic strength - enough said!!