Michael Clarke: I saved Ricky Ponting from selectors’ axe – NEWS.com.au

Ricky Ponting has admitted he probably played a couple of years too long as his form tailed off towards the end of his Test career, but Michael Clarke was glad to have the Aussie legend by his side for as long as he did.Ponting stepped down as captain in 2011 and Clarke, his vice-captain at the time, ascended to the throne. While his output with the bat wasn’t as prolific as it was during his heyday, Ponting remained committed to staying on and nursing the next generation of cricketers through the…

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