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1. At what ground in England did Ponting make his maiden Test Match Century?
2. Ricky Ponting was re-called for the Third Test of the Frank Worrell Trophy Series in 1998/99 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. What was his score?
3. Ricky Ponting famously scored three ducks in a row against Pakistan in 1999. What did he score in the following innings in Perth?
4. After the Perth Test against Pakistan, Australia went to Adelaide for the First Test against India. Ponting made 125 in a big partnership with Steve Waugh. How did Ponting go out.
5. In the 2001 Ashes in England, Ponting was promoted to number and struggled with the English conditions. In which of the five tests did Ponting score his first century batting at number 3?
6. In November 2002, what was Ricky Ponting's strike rate in his innings of 123 against England?
7. On Easter Sunday 2003, Rick Ponting made his maiden Test Double Century. Who did he score this against?
8. In December 2003, Ricky Ponting made back to back double centuries against the Indians at the Adelaide Oval and the MCG. What were the two scores he made?
9. When Ponting became Test captain in February 2004, he went 11 months without scoring a century. However, he broke his streak in January 2005 against Pakistan. What was his score?
10. The 2005 Ashes series was one of the greatest series of all time. On the final day of the Third Test, Australia had to survive 105 overs. Ricky Ponting played what had been hailed as one of the ten best innings of all-time. He came in to bat in the second over and made 156. How many balls were left in the days play when Ponting went out?
11. In November 2005, Ponting scored centuries in both innings of the First Test against the West Indies. What were his scores?
12. In his 100th Test match Ponting was at it again. He became the first batsman to score centuries in both innings of their 100th Test. What ground did this feat occur at?
13. In March 2006, Ponting became the third batsmen to score centuries in both innings of a Test three times. In which innings did Ponting surpass Don Bradman to become the second most prolific "century maker" for Australia and what was his score?
14. In the First Test of the 2006/2007 Ashes series, Ponting made 197. How was he given out?
15. The Second Test of the 2006/2007 Ashes series has already become known as greatest comeback in Test Cricket History. Ricky Ponting was integral to keeping Australia's hopes alive when he scored 142 on Day 3. But things could have been very different. Who dropped an easy chance off Ricky Ponting when he was only in his 30s.
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