Do Australia rely on Ponting?

[tassietiger]

Then Ponting wouldn't of made much of a difference as his not one of the biggest hittest in the Australian side. Same thing happened in South Africa when they chased down 434 and Ponting got 164.

When he's in form, Ponting is one of the biggest hitters in the side. When he's truly having a slog, his golf-like shot over mid on has unbelievable power, as does his acclaimed pull shot.

Australia can manage without him, most of the time. He hardly performed all season, and we won the Test series and were first to get into the finals series. Each innings really needs one or preferably two batsmen to step up and get a big score. Obviously, if any one batsmen is not stepping up for a lengthy period, it makes it harder on all of the rest. It just so happens that the batsman who isn't performing is the one that has been consistently performing for so long before now.

 

[aussie_ben91]

When he's in form, Ponting is one of the biggest hitters in the side. When he's truly having a slog, his golf-like shot over mid on has unbelievable power, as does his acclaimed pull shot.

Out of all of the regular batsman in the Australian side, Ponting is one of the weaker sloggers, only behind Michael Clarke.

This became blantly obvious in the 2007 50-over World Cup when Ponting was scoring runs but looked as if he was paling in comparison to the likes of Hayden, Gilchrist & Symonds who were also making runs.

Ponting is a great batsman because he puts away the bad ball and can pick off singles and he looks superb in his strokeplay but he isn't one of the biggest hitters in the world.

I disagree. I think the Australian bowling this series was exceptional, and performed much better than the bastmen.

And New Zealand had always had that talent. You are more safe scoring 250 than 320 against them.

I was talking about the New Zealand last series not the CBS that just finished!

 

[Cricketman]

The thing about Symonds is that when we rely on him he often fails. I have said it before but he is best when he can slog and we aren't under pressure. When we are, he's pretty much hit and go.

I say your right.
He seems to be the best in the world when theres no pressure on him, but horrendous when there is.
(See: CB Series).

But, when there is no pressure on him, he can make a projected score of 265 into a score of 330.

 

[aussie_ben91]

I dunno about that. Most of Symond's 100's in International cricket have been when Australia have been in trouble both in ODI & Test cricket.

- Symonds' maiden ODI hundred was in the 1st match of the World Cup against Pakistan when Australia were in dire straits. He destroyed Wasim Akram.

- Symonds made his highest ODI score in a chappell-hadlee trophy match in 2005 when Australia were in trouble, he went onto slog 156 and Australia got a massive total of over 300 and went onto win the game, I think.

- In 2006, Australia were like 3-10 against Sri Lanka in a VB series match and Australia ended up getting 350+ thanks to Symond's and Ponting.

- In the Indian ODI series last year, Australia were in trouble and Symonds came out and hit a magnificant 100.

 

[vaibhav mehta]

Well everyone can deside by themselves after this..

R ponting averages 43.40 in ODIs overall..
In matches where Aussis have won,he averages 50.76..

Out of his 26 ODIs century 22 times Aussis have won the match..


In test matches his overall average is 58.53...
In the Matches where Aussis won he averages 64.07..

Out of his 34 test centuries 26 times Aussis have won..

Ricky Ponting has been awarded Man of the series 4 times in Tests and man of the Match 14 times...

In ODIs he has been awarded Man of the match 28 times and man of the series 5 times...

 

[SciD]

In the Indian ODI series last year, Australia were in trouble and Symonds came out and hit a magnificant 100.

He was superb in all games barring last ODI. Had he not been there the result would have been 4-2 India.

 

[aussie_ben91]

He was superb in all games barring last ODI. Had he not been there the result would have been 4-2 India.

And if Hayden had've played all 7 games then Australia would've won 6-0.

 

[icyman]

And if Hayden had've played all 7 games then Australia would've won 6-0.

Hayden played in the CB Series Finals and Australia lost 2-0

 

[aussie_ben91]

Hayden played in the CB Series Finals and Australia lost 2-0

Yeah but in that series the 1st game you won you had more luck then we had in the Sydney Test and the 2nd game you won was a dead rubber which we should've finished you off earlier.

 

[icyman]

Yeah but in that series the 1st game you won you had more luck then we had in the Sydney Test and the 2nd game you won was a dead rubber which we should've finished you off earlier.

You won the Sydney Test.It was you ppl who were lucky then.

Regd the 2nd match-was a dead rubber which we should've finished you off earlier

The fact remains that you couldnt finish us off earlier because of a poor show in the finals.Learn to accept defeat.