Special Tribute to the Game’s Greats Monday, February 5 at 9.30pm

Cricket’s night of nights, THE ALLAN BORDER MEDAL, will celebrate a memorable summer highlighted by Australia’s extraordinary success in regaining the Ashes 5-0 and farewell four of the game’s greats: Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer and Damien Martyn.

Hosted by Mark Nicholas with Richie Benaud, Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Michael Slater and Ian Chappell, THE ALLAN BORDER MEDAL, now in its eighth year, will be televised from Melbourne’s Crown Palladium on Monday, February 5 at 9.30pm on Channel Nine.

THE ALLAN BORDER MEDAL is awarded to Australia’s best cricketer of the past 12 months. Can Ricky Ponting claim his third medal? Will Michael Hussey continue his rapid rise to stardom after collecting last year’s One-Day Player of the Year award and finishing runner-up to Ponting in the Allan Border Medal? Or could Shane Warne farewell the game by collecting his first Allan Border Medal?

Other awards to be presented are Test Player of the Year, One-Day International Player of the Year, State Player of the Year, Australian Women’s Cricketer of the Year and the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year.

The telecast will also pay special tribute to the illustrious quartet of Warne, McGrath, Langer and Martyn, who have all retired from Test cricket after outstanding careers at the elite level.

In addition, two cricketing legends will be inducted into the AUSTRALIAN CRICKET HALL OF FAME on the night.