There once was a batsman called Ponting
In technique he never was found wanting
His stint at the crease saw the fielders often panting
He always had the perfect reply to the steaming bowler’s ranting.
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His centuries most often saw Aussie wins
His eleven opponents verily became nine pins
Words spoken in pre-series conferences he never used to mince
Hence he had as many fiends as assassins.
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The Aussie media spoke of him in the same breath as Tendulkar
His actions matched the “Punter” he was, for a moniker
His verbal duels against opposition were an effective psychological tinker
With the bat and without it, he ended up as their back-breaker.
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His rapid slump in form forced to hang up his boots
The opposition and media could not care two hoots
The “Tasmanian Devil” finally went back to his roots
To contribute to Australian rules Football with his shoots.
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