ICC Awards

[hawkaz1]

2005/06 ICC Awards:
Player of the year: Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Test player of the year: Ricky Ponting (Australia)
ODI player of the year: Michael Hussey (Australia)
Women's player of the year: Karen Rolton (Australia)
Emerging player of the year: Ian Bell (England)
Captain of the year: Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
Spirit of cricket award: England
Umpire of the year: Simon Taufel

World ODI team of the year (in batting order):
Adam Gilchrist (Australia, wicket-keeper)
Mahendra Dhoni (India)
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka, captain)
Yuvraj Singh (India)
Michael Hussey (Australia)
Andrew Flintoff (England)
Irfan Pathan (India)
Brett Lee (Australia)
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
Muttiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
12th man: Andrew Symonds (Australia)

Test team of the year (in batting order):
Matthew Hayden (Australia)
Michael Hussey (Australia)
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Rahul Dravid (India, captain)
Mohammed Yousuf (Pakistan)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, wicket-keeper)
Andrew Flintoff (England)
Shane Warne (Australia)
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
Muttiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
12th man: Brett Lee (Australia)

Once again Australia shows how awesome it is by picking up 6 spots in the Test team of the year and 5 in the ODI team. Also punter got player of the year and test player of the year! IMO Hussey could have got one day, test and player of the year, but I suppose they have to share the awards around a bit!

[footy_rulz]

Interesting that Jayawardene got captain of the year.

[philhawk]

Interesting that Jayawardene got captain of the year.

I didnt realise that he'd been captain long enough to warrant it? I thought Ponting or Dravid (with Flintoff as an outside chance) would have been the main contenders.

[DynamoUltra]

Ian Bell emerging player? Pleeeeeeeeease...

[Hawkk]

Ian Bell emerging player? Pleeeeeeeeease...
Ian Bell has really improved this year.

He will be one of our best batsmen this summer.

[DynamoUltra]

Ian Bell has really improved this year.

He will be one of our best batsmen this summer.

Sounds like an excuse already :p

[philhawk]

How did Bell pip Pietersen? :eek:

[DynamoUltra]

I'm surprised Hussey didn't pick up the best upcoming player.

[hawkaz1]

I'm surprised Hussey didn't pick up the best upcoming player.

Probably because of his age, he had played alot of cricket already, not internationally, but they probably wanted to give that award to a younger player

[Mitchell Madness]

interesting that jaywardne got captain of the year although ponting got player of the year, and is our captain

[buddy23]

interesting that jaywardne got captain of the year although ponting got player of the year, and is our captain

Losing the Ashes (as captain) probably tossed him out of the race.

I hope Andrew Symonds keeps improving this summer, that run out against the West Indies (direct hit from just straight of square leg) was brilliant, early Ponting/Rhodes sort of stuff. Hopefully he makes a couple more great knocks as well, his batting last year (along with Hussey and Ponting's ridiculous average early in 2006) were the highlights of last year.