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Daniel Bunton

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English

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Middle Aged (35-54)

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Australian

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as Channel nine's cameras and thousands of Sydney cricket ground Spectators fixed their gaze upon Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer, Ponting let himself go. He did so in a way he would not allow himself again until the moment of his retirement from the Australian team. Six years later, the tears were for plenty of reasons, not least the joy and relief at having accomplished the return of the Ashes in the most definitive fashion. But the Abadi emotion was sadness at the loss of four men who had underscored almost 15 years of Australian domination. The fourth, Damian Martin, was soon to join the team in the dressing room. It was the fifth of January 2007. I bowled my bloody eyes out, Ponting told McGraw's biographer, Daniel Lane. I did my best to keep clear of the media, so they didn't pick it up. When I ran out on the field, it hit me. That would be the last time I'd be out on the ground. With McGraw Worn and Lana, it was over. Born was the once in a lifetime spin bowling Maestra, without whom Australia's unbroken years of success could never have been contemplated, let alone achieved. McGraw was a proud member of an Australian pace bowling lineage and the pragmatic, counterpoint toe worn sorcery Martin, part of the rich Australian batting vein that also included Ponting and Hayden, had been a top six contributor to the twin subcontinental triumphs of 2000 for considered the pig test match achievements of the era. And Lana stood as the least gifted but the most determined of the mall, custodian of the team's song and much of its spirit.