Ponting autobiography clarke

In Ponting's 2013 autobiography, the former captain detailed his oscillating relationship with Clarke, and a feeling he wasn't best supported by.
In an extract from his forthcoming autobiography At The Close Of Play, Ponting frames his relationship with Clarke against his own decision.
Clarke pulled no punches in the book, and it's an indisputably compelling read.

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Ricky Ponting has paid tribute to Michael Clarke's batting, captaincy and dedication, saying now is the wrong time for pundits to air grievances.

Clarke announced last week he would be retiring after the fifth Ashes Test.

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The 34-year-old has since been criticsed by a range of figures, including former coach John Buchanan and ex-teammate Andrew Symonds.

The release of Ponting's autobiography in 2013 prompted a public spat between he and Clarke, who was unhappy with how he'd been depicted as vice-captain.

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Ponting admits the pair had their issues, but feels Clarke deserves more respect in the lead-up to his international swansong.

"Cricket takes all sorts of characters and Michael and I had our share of disagreements," Ponting wrote for ESPNcricinfo.

"But when it came down to it he loved the game and performed with distinction for Australia as batsman and captain, taking the leadership job at a challenging time.

"It's been a little disappointing to see some of the public criticisms levelled a

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Michael Clarke breaks his silence after claims by Ricky Ponting and Lara Bingle

AUSTRALIA Test Captain Michael Clarke has broken his silence on Ricky Pontings explosive autobiography and says the first he knew his captain had a problem with him was when the book was released.

Clarke, who was appearing at an event to promote his new Random Bounce Ball at Macquarie in Sydney’s northwest yesterday, said while he knew Ponting was working on book, he had no idea of references to him that he ‘moved in a different world’ to the rest of his Australian teammates.

Ponting’s book has been the talk of the sporting world since its release on Tuesday, specifically claims regarding Clarke and the suggestion that his high-profile relationship with Lara Bingle put him at odds with the team.

Bingle revealed last week that leaving Clarke back in 2010 was the ‘best thing’ she ever did because the alternative would be that she would be married with three kids.

The former Aussie skipper also criticised Clarke for not ‘sticking around for a chat and a laugh and a post-mortem on the day’s play’ or t

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Ponting reveals Clarke doubts

Ricky Ponting has revealed the doubts he harboured about Michael Clarke before his ascension to the Australian captaincy, saying his deputy did not contribute as much as desired and that for some time senior players "wondered if he'd lost a little of his sense of team".

In an extract from his forthcoming autobiography At The Close Of Play, Ponting frames his relationship with Clarke against his own decision to give up the captaincy following Australia's defeat to India in the 2011 World Cup quarter-final in Ahmedabad. He is frank in describing how Clarke took a back seat to proceedings as vice-captain, despite being asked numerous times to take on more responsibility by Ponting and the former coach Tim Nielsen.

"It wasn't that he was disruptive or treacherous, and publicly he said all the right things, but he had never been one to get too involved in planning sessions or debriefs at the end of a day's play, or to volunteer to take on any of the captain's workload," Ponting wrote in the extract published by News Ltd. "More than once, Tim Nielsen