Ricky Ponting Bats on the AFL Footy Show

[Richard]

Would you not like to see him retire at the top of his game rather than go on and have people remember what would otherwise have been seen as a magnificent career end-up being just an excellent one?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Would you not like to see him retire at the top of his game rather than go on and have people remember what would otherwise have been seen as a magnificent career end-up being just an excellent one?

No, I'd rather him win us games of cricket for a longer time, even if it means that his stats aren't as good as they could be.

 

[Nate]

Rest easy mate.

As a batsman, Punter is half-man, half-machine.

Machines don't need practice.

Just flick the on switch.

 

[sideshowtim]

Would you not like to see him retire at the top of his game rather than go on and have people remember what would otherwise have been seen as a magnificent career end-up being just an excellent one?

You mean like what people are going to do with Tendulkar?

 

[Jono]

No, I'd rather him win us games of cricket for a longer time, even if it means that his stats aren't as good as they could be.

Best post ever.

 

[silentstriker]

No, I'd rather him win us games of cricket for a longer time, even if it means that his stats aren't as good as they could be.

AWTA.

 

[steds]

I would like to see how Akka bowls.

 

[Ikki]

AWTA.

What does that mean, mate?

 

[vic_orthdox]

What does that mean, mate?

Agree with the above. A few little shortenings like that have taken off in the "Off Topic" section, and thus have started spreading over to Cricket Chat.

 

[Richard]

No, I'd rather him win us games of cricket for a longer time, even if it means that his stats aren't as good as they could be.

Surely if his stats become average, he's winning less games of cricket than he was (or someone else who might replace him might well be)?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Lets say he averages 42 over the next six years (completely arbitrary [sp] numbers), and it drags his average down to less stupendous levels. If he's making those runs in important situations, at critical times that help us win games of cricket (much like what S. Waugh was doing in his final years) as well as the added extras of his fielding and captaincy (and in recent times, it has seemed as though he has been getting better in this aspect) then there's no reason why he shouldn't continue.

And additionally, there isn't the next generation of players battering down the door at the moment as there has been for the past 15 years.

 

[Macka]

Had to happen sooner or later.

Ponting is out of form. Drop 'em, Merv!

 

[Matt79]

Lets say he averages 42 over the next six years (completely arbitrary [sp] numbers), and it drags his average down to less stupendous levels. If he's making those runs in important situations, at critical times that help us win games of cricket (much like what S. Waugh was doing in his final years) as well as the added extras of his fielding and captaincy (and in recent times, it has seemed as though he has been getting better in this aspect) then there's no reason why he shouldn't continue.

And additionally, there isn't the next generation of players battering down the door at the moment as there has been for the past 15 years.

Agree - plus this is all a big hypothetical assuming he'll drop off because he's taken a break. I think he'll actually continue to comfortably be the best batsman in both forms for the next 2 years.

 

[Richard]

Let's clear one thing up - I haven't once suggested he'll drop off because of this break. It was sst who said he sounded to him like he was planning retirement soonish.

 

[Richard]

Lets say he averages 42 over the next six years (completely arbitrary [sp] numbers), and it drags his average down to less stupendous levels. If he's making those runs in important situations, at critical times that help us win games of cricket (much like what S. Waugh was doing in his final years) as well as the added extras of his fielding and captaincy (and in recent times, it has seemed as though he has been getting better in this aspect) then there's no reason why he shouldn't continue.

And additionally, there isn't the next generation of players battering down the door at the moment as there has been for the past 15 years.

42 is hardly a bad average.

I'm talking about if he was averaging 30 or less.

Or worse, doing a Tendulkar.