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Ricky Ponting's 100th Test win

Ponting, the first to a century of Test wins

Ricky Ponting won his first Test, contributing 96 to the victory over Sri Lanka in Perth, December 1995
Ricky Ponting won his first Test, contributing 96 to the victory over Sri Lanka in Perth, December 1995•Getty Images
Ponting ran out Jacques Kallis in Sydney in January 1998 - this run-out, he said on completing 100 Tests, was his best up to that point
Ponting ran out Jacques Kallis in Sydney in January 1998 - this run-out, he said on completing 100 Tests, was his best up to that point•Getty Images
Ponting got to a century in dramatic style in Cape Town in March 2002. He pulled Paul Adams for six to go to his hundred and complete a chase of 331 for his side, as well as secure the series win
Ponting got to a century in dramatic style in Cape Town in March 2002. He pulled Paul Adams for six to go to his hundred and complete a chase of 331 for his side, as well as secure the series win•Jack Lestrade/Peter J Heeger
His highest Test score to date was 257 against India in Melbourne in 2003, an innings that helped Australia to a series-levelling win
His highest Test score to date was 257 against India in Melbourne in 2003, an innings that helped Australia to a series-levelling win•Hamish Blair/AFP
Ponting's first Test century as captain was a big one - 207 against Pakistan in Sydney in 2005. It came after Ponting failed to reach three figures in Tests in 2004 and questions were raised about the pressure of the captaincy. The ton sealed a 3-0 win against Pakistan
Ponting's first Test century as captain was a big one - 207 against Pakistan in Sydney in 2005. It came after Ponting failed to reach three figures in Tests in 2004 and questions were raised about the pressure of the captaincy. The ton sealed a 3-0 win against Pakistan•Hamish Blair/Getty Images
His 100th Test, which was against South Africa in Sydney in January 2006, was a fairytale for Ponting: he scored a hundred in each innings, closing out a 2-0 win for Australia
His 100th Test, which was against South Africa in Sydney in January 2006, was a fairytale for Ponting: he scored a hundred in each innings, closing out a 2-0 win for Australia•Getty Images
Ponting got to a century of wins in his first series after relinquishing the captaincy, as Sri Lanka received a 125-run drubbing at the hands of a new-look Australia in Galle in September 2011
Ponting got to a century of wins in his first series after relinquishing the captaincy, as Sri Lanka received a 125-run drubbing at the hands of a new-look Australia in Galle in September 2011•AFP
His first Test century came in a winning cause - his 127 helped set up an innings victory against England at Headingley, July 1997
His first Test century came in a winning cause - his 127 helped set up an innings victory against England at Headingley, July 1997•Getty Images
In November 1999, he put on a match-winning 327-run stand with Justin Langer against Pakistan in Perth, falling three short of what would have been his maiden double-hundred
In November 1999, he put on a match-winning 327-run stand with Justin Langer against Pakistan in Perth, falling three short of what would have been his maiden double-hundred•Jack Atley/Getty Images
That century was followed up by four more in 2002, shaping Australia's whitewash against Pakistan and a 4-1 win against England
That century was followed up by four more in 2002, shaping Australia's whitewash against Pakistan and a 4-1 win against England•Anwar Mirza/Reuters
As captain, Ponting won his first Test, beating Sri Lanka in Galle by 197 runs in March 2004
As captain, Ponting won his first Test, beating Sri Lanka in Galle by 197 runs in March 2004•Hamish Blair/Getty Images
Australia stamped their authority on the global game, beating an ICC World XI by a whopping 210-run margin in the Super Series in October 2005
Australia stamped their authority on the global game, beating an ICC World XI by a whopping 210-run margin in the Super Series in October 2005•Getty Images
His most recent hundred in a win came against Pakistan in Hobart in January 2010 - the fifth double-century of his career. It helped set up a 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan and silenced his detractors, at least for some time
His most recent hundred in a win came against Pakistan in Hobart in January 2010 - the fifth double-century of his career. It helped set up a 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan and silenced his detractors, at least for some time•Getty Images
In November 2012, Ponting announced he would retire after the Perth Test against South Africa following a slide in form
In November 2012, Ponting announced he would retire after the Perth Test against South Africa following a slide in form•AFP
Much to the delight of his team-mates, he took a sharp catch - his favourite, he said later - to get rid of Sachin Tendulkar as Australia coasted to a 10-wicket win against India in Mumbai in March 2001
Much to the delight of his team-mates, he took a sharp catch - his favourite, he said later - to get rid of Sachin Tendulkar as Australia coasted to a 10-wicket win against India in Mumbai in March 2001 •Arko Datta/Getty Images
His first double-hundred came against West Indies in Port of Spain in 2003. Darren Lehmann, Adam Gilchrist, and Matthew Hayden also got hundreds in the match, as Australia steamrolled the hosts by 188 runs
His first double-hundred came against West Indies in Port of Spain in 2003. Darren Lehmann, Adam Gilchrist, and Matthew Hayden also got hundreds in the match, as Australia steamrolled the hosts by 188 runs•Getty Images
Australia took the series as well, the first of six series whitewashes during Ponting's seven-year tenure
Australia took the series as well, the first of six series whitewashes during Ponting's seven-year tenure•Hamish Blair/AFP
Renowned for his fielding, Ponting has taken three catches in an innings five times, Australia winning all but one of those games
Renowned for his fielding, Ponting has taken three catches in an innings five times, Australia winning all but one of those games•Getty Images
Ponting's last series win as captain came against traditional rivals New Zealand, in March 2010: yet another whitewash, this one a 2-0 victory in the Trans-Tasman Trophy
Ponting's last series win as captain came against traditional rivals New Zealand, in March 2010: yet another whitewash, this one a 2-0 victory in the Trans-Tasman Trophy•Getty Images
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