{"id":391041,"date":"2026-01-04T12:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/391041\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:29:11","slug":"australian-cricket-great-wakes-up-from-induced-coma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/391041\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian cricket great wakes up from induced coma"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHe\u2019s in good spirits and overwhelmed by the support. There is still some treatment and monitoring to go but it\u2019s looking positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe will remain in hospital and continue to receive treatment but the turnaround has been miraculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Damien<\/p>\n

Damien Martyn batting at the SCG in 2002.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg, Indian champion VVS Laxman, and Ashes-winning England captain Michael Vaughan were among the cricket greats to send their best wishes to Martyn.<\/p>\n

Regarded as one of Australia\u2019s most gifted stroke-makers, Martyn scored 4406 Test runs at an average of 46.37. He debuted as a 21-year-old against the West Indies in 1992 and retired after the second Test of the 2006-07 Ashes series in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

He was the player of the series the last time Australia won an away series in India, top-scoring in four of Australia\u2019s eight innings at the crease in the 2004 battle for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.<\/p>\n

Martyn scored an unbeaten 88 off 84 balls in Australia\u2019s 2003 ODI World Cup final triumph, batting with a broken finger in a match-winning partnership with captain Ricky Ponting. He played 208 ODIs and scored 5346 runs at 40.09. He was a regular in one of history\u2019s most dominant limited-overs teams.<\/p>\n

Since retiring, Martyn has held various commentary positions and maintained a social media presence, posting on X as recently as December 24 about the Boxing Day Test.<\/p>\n

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