"I knew as soon as Icame here that it would be very difficult to break into the team because with Bob Casey and Nick Kennedy you've got probably the best second-row pairing in the Premiership, " he said.
"As soon as he came out I ran straight to the middle of the wicket to say to him that I thought it was a very gutsy and very good effort for him to come out and bat, and do the best that he possibly could for his team, " said Ponting.
Early Saturday morning, the fun was over, and soon after Rita came ashore, refinery teams embarked for their refineries via aircraft and two convoys down I-10.