There has been a lot of blame cast around for Australia’s infamous 2005 Ashes loss. Ricky Ponting blamed Billy Bowden. I blamed Ricky Ponting. Nathan Bracken blamed breath mints. Cricket Australia blamed the WAGS. Matt Hayden blamed God.
A new scapegoat has emerged. Damien Martyn has cast blame on the 2005 Ashes loss on Australian coach, John Buchanan:
"All comments by Warne and MacGill are ...
The Oz selectors have named their squad for the third test matchShane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, Michael Beer, Ben Hilfenhaus.Three changes - one necessitated by injury to Simon Katich while the dismal bowling forced the inclusions of Smith and Beer. Marcus North has be...
When Mitchell Johnson’s opening spell on Day 1 was flat and insipid, Ricky Ponting responded by spelling him after only 3 overs. I was surprised and impressed. Ponting as a captain tends to let things drift. This on the other hand smacked of nimble and decesive captaincy, positively Vaughanesque, a trait I’d not associated with Ponting before. Could this be a new phase in his captaincy...
We’re less than 50 days away from the Ashes and Australia have named their touring squad. Here is my pick of the top XI batting order plus the second fiddles:
Phillip Hughes
Simon Katich
Ricky Ponting
Michael Clarke
Michael Hussey (demoted one spot due to lack of form)
Marcus North
Brad Haddin
Mitchell Johnson
Brett Lee
Peter Siddle
Stuart Clark
And the other guys left to carry the kit bag...
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