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Ricky Ponting (156 vs England)
The greatest men stand up when the going appears to be jittery, when the others are satisfied by merely crawling, they dare to sprint.
In the cauldron of Manchester in 2005, Ricky Ponting rose and produced one of the greatest Ashes innings ever.
The visitors were pushed to a corner on the final day and had to bat it out to save the match. England bowlers were baying for blood and the Aussie captain decided to put up a fight.
The Punter never gave up, he sprinted and slipped, but he got up every time. Playing his patent pull shots, he annihilated Ashley Giles and kept Harmison, Hoggard, Jones, Flintoff at bay.
He fell for 156 and four more overs were yet to be bowled as Ponting dragged himself out of the field. Number eleven Glenn McGrath walked out and thankfully, Ponting’s efforts did not go in vain.
The match was saved.
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