Summary
RICKY PONTING'S talent for tormenting England's bowlers is such that, for one gruesome moment, he changed their spinner's name from Ashley to Farmer Giles.
Now that England have proved good teams don't become lousy ones overnight, it might seem uncharitable to shine a light on Giles's agricultural attempt to catch Australia's captain when he had made only 35 in an another huge and abrasive innings. But count the minutes from 12.14pm when Giles spilled an easy opportunity at deep square leg until 5.22pm, by which time 'Punter' Ponting's takings had risen to 142.See the full content of this document
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How Ashley Turned Into England's King of Pain
Count the runs, too: 107 gems that Australia desperately needed as they toiled to peg back England's commanding first-innings total of 551 for six declared.
In sport there is a temptation to see turning points in everything from a...See the full content of this document
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