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Ricky Ponting bows out
Ricky Ponting has been given a standing ovation at the WACA despite failing to fire in his final test match.
Ponting was dismissed for just 8 after edging one to the slips.
His dismissal sparked an array of tributes on social media including one from CNN talk show host Piers Morgan.
Biggest compliment I can pay Ricky Ponting is that he's been a serial pain in the bails to all us Poms for the last 17 years #Punter #Legend
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 3, 2012
Ponting OUT for 8 as he waves to the crowd & receives a standing ovation for the last time. #farewellpunter #legend
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) December 3, 2012
Ricky Ponting's test career is over.He's out for 8.Emotional moment at the WACA #AusvsRSA
— 3AW Melbourne (@3AW693) December 3, 2012
PONTING FACT FILE (from theage.com.au)
Name: Ricky Thomas Ponting
Batting: Right-hand
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Date of birth: December 19, 1974 (Age 37)
Major teams: Australia, Tasmania, Somerset
Test debut: v Sri Lanka, Perth, December 8, 1995
ODI debut: v South Africa, Wellington, February 15, 1995
T20 debut: v New Zealand, Auckland, February 17, 2005
Tests: Matches 168, Runs 13,378, Highest 257, Average 51.85, Centuries 41
One-dayers: Matches 375, Runs 13,704, Highest 164, Average 42.03, Strike-rate 80.39, Centuries 30
Twenty20 internationals: Matches 23, Runs 477, Highest 98 not out, Average 23.85, Strike-rate 121.06
Don Bradman vs. Ricky Ponting
PONTING RETIREMENT: How does the career of Ricky Ponting rank against Don Bradman and the best Australian batsman of all-time? Ross and John came as close to a definite answer as possible when they received a call from 84-year-old cricketing Encyclopaedia Ken.
