Holding lashes out at Ponting over autobiography controversy

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“You’ve played cricket with some great guys, some not that great, but that doesn’t mean that you come out into the open and wash your laundry”

Legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has lashed out at former Australia captain Ricky Ponting over the controversial claims he made in his autobiography, At The Close Of Play, about his successor Michael Clarke not being fully committed to helping the baggy greens succeed during his days as the country’s vice-captain.

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I want Clarke to read my autobiography, says Ricky Ponting

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“He might still be a little disappointed but he won’t read anything in the book that he wouldn’t have known about himself or how I felt about it around the team”

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he wants his successor, Michael Clarke, to read his autobiography, At The Close of Play, when it officially releases.

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‘I was seething’ after not being given the opportunity to retire from ODIs, reveals Ricky Ponting

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“I had to keep a lid on what I was really thinking”

In his forthcoming autobiography, At The Close Of Play, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that he was “seething” after “John Inverarity’s new selection committee never gave me the chance to retire from ODI cricket”.

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Michael Clarke seemed to be living ‘in a different world to the rest of us’, reveals Ricky Ponting

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“We wondered if he’d lost a little of his sense of team”

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he had a lot of doubts about his successor Michael Clarke as he seemed to be living “in a different world to the rest of us” at times.

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