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Ponting, Waugh pick Best XIIs of BBL|04

Young guns and seasoned internationals make the cut from a hugely entertaining tournament

Test legends and Network TEN commentators Ricky Ponting and Mark Waugh selected their teams of the BBL|04 tournament.

Ponting and Waugh are well-credentialed to judge, both as champion players of yesteryear and through their commentary roles.

Waugh is also a member of the National Selection Panel.

The pair opted for plenty of exciting young Australian talent, both picking the likes of Jordan Silk, Jason Behrendorff, and Moises Henriques, while Ponting also opted for outstanding Strikers batsman Travis Head.

Tim Ludeman, Michael Klinger and former England captain Kevin Pietersen occupied the top three positions of both sides, while 19 of the 22 players chosen were from the tournament's top four sides.

The three to force their way into the sides from outside the top four teams were Heat batsman Chris Lynn and Renegades quick James Pattinson, both chosen by Waugh, and Sydney Thunder's Gurinder Sandhu, chosen by Ponting, who went for another Thunder player, Aiden Blizzard, as his 12th man.