Ricky Ponting doesn’t care if he’s on reside TV. If he hears some nonsense come from an Englishman, he’s going to allow them to know.
The former Aussie skipper has already made his mark on the sequence from behind the microphone, providing correct insights, predictions and typically actuality checks when want be.
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That was evident once more on day 4 at Edgbaston as former English batsman Kevin Pietersen was shouting to the hills about how dominant Joe Root was within the second innings, exclaiming that Australia merely didn’t know what to do with the veteran batsman as he plundered 46.
Fans have famous it was typical of Pietersen’s model of commentary, which normally quantities to gushing reward for anybody in a blue helmet.
“Joe Root owned the game. He ran the game, he was pure quality and he just owned that space, with (Australia) scratching their heads going ‘what do we do?’” Pietersen stated.
Ponting couldn’t assist himself as Pietersen lauded over the house facet’s most in-form participant, reminding him that he had, in reality, already been dismissed.
“Well, he’s out now. He got 40,” Ponting quipped.
The deliciously awkward second attracted feedback from Aussie followers, who stated it’s clear that even at 48 and after 11 years out of the sport, Punter nonetheless seizes alternatives to torment the Poms.
Ponting was busy on the shut of day 4, additionally returning hearth at Ollie Robinson after the Englishman’s fiery outburst at Usman Khawaja.
Robinson had mouths wagging in Australia after refusing to apologise for yelling “f*** off, you f***ing pr**k” instantly at Khawaja after dismissing him for 141 within the first innings.
In a submit match interview on Monday, the Pommy paceman blamed his actions on the warmth of the competition and stated his sledge wasn’t something out of line, contemplating what England has been by way of up to now.
He referenced Ponting for doing just like English batters in Ashes sequence passed by, prompting a swift response from the previous Aussie skipper.
Ponting stated Robinson was brazenly sledging Australia’s “nicest” participant and warned him that some English gamers’ true colors might be uncovered over the course of the five-Test conflict.
Ponting gave Robinson a partial cross as a result of context of the sport on the time. He was struggling for a wicket, and Khawaja was the person to get.
“A lot of this stuff happens in the heat of battle. The only thing I‘d say with Ollie yesterday is Khawaja was on 140, Robinson hadn’t looked like getting a wicket all day, and he’s just sledged probably the nicest man that’s ever walked on the planet,” Ponting advised Sky Sports in Birmingham.
Ponting acknowledged the contrasting actions on the sector, as Joe Root, England’s captain, approached Khawaja to shake his hand and commend his efficiency whereas Robinson delivered a send-off.
“That’s the contrast of maybe a bowler who is toiling away and is a little bit frustrated, and a fielder that sat back and watched a really good Test match innings,” he continued.
The peculiar feud led to some banter along with his fellow commentators, former England captains Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain.
“I was sitting back having some pizza and watching the US Open golf, and my phone lit up with what he had to say in his press conference,” Ponting continued.
“I was a little bit surprised just because it’s so long ago. If he had used one of the current players as an example, then fine, but I haven’t played for eleven years and probably haven’t sledged an Englishman for about 15.
“He must have a long memory.”
Source: www.news.com.au
