5 careers which never took off under Ricky Ponting’s captaincy

#3 Nathan Hauritz

Nathan Hauritz's finest series came against Pakistan at home in 2009-10

A bowler tested during the lengthy period that Australia were in the hunt for a respectable spinner post-Shane Warne, Nathan Hauritz’s debut came in a low scoring encounter on a treacherous track at Mumbai in 2004, but he was forgotten once Warne retired, with Brad Hogg getting the nod even in the longest format.

Come the 2008 home summer, by which time even Hogg and Stuart MacGill were gone, the tall off-spinner made a memorable return to the national side, against New Zealand. Labelled a player who could mix attack and defense in a fine manner, Hauritz then found success during the 2009 Ashes in England, where he got 10 wickets in the first three Tests.

He did well against West Indies in that home summer too, but his finest hour was foxing the Pakistan batsmen, always renowned as better players of spin bowling, during the 2009-10 series at home. Hauritz won the 2009 Champions Trophy with Australia, but was done away with after consecutive series where he averaged sixty plus with the ball in 2010.