Ricky Ponting has reacted with fury after being hit with grapes whereas giving his commentary on the opening day of play within the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.
The former Australian cricket star was visibly livid because of the incident, which occurred on the conclusion of the day’s play as he stood on the sting of the sphere on the Sky Sports set.
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England had been bowled out for simply 283 as Bazball appeared to backfire in overcast circumstances.
Ben Duckett, Harry Brook and Chris Woakes had been the one main run-scorers with the bat for the hosts.
And Ben Stokes’ aspect had been solely in a position to prise one Aussie wicket earlier than the shut of play, as Woakes had David Warner caught within the slips.
The vacationers completed a day during which they edged England on 61-1.
As Ponting mentioned the finer factors of the day’s play with Aussie spinner Todd Murphy, quite a few fruity missiles struck the previous Baggy Green skipper.
Several grapes lay at his ft as he stared menacingly into the group.
Sky Sports host Ian Ward tried to snort off the state of affairs, however Ponting wouldn’t let it lie.
The Australian cricket legend, virtually shaking in rage, stated: “I’ve just been hit by a grape.
“I wouldn’t mind finding out who that was actually.”
Ponting has turn out to be a sideshow of the sequence in his personal proper, together with his, at occasions, blistering insights preserving the Aussies and English on their toes.
Before play commenced on Thursday evening (AEST), Ponting rubbished a shout from English batting specialist Joe Root, who steered modifications to the way in which Test cricket is performed after heavy rain in Manchester denied the hosts a possible Ashes series-equalling victory at Old Trafford.
“It doesn’t get dark until 10pm here in the summer,” Root advised the BBC after a draw within the rain affected the fourth Test. “Why can’t we play until the overs are bowled?”
Pointing responded together with his trademark bluntness.
“You can’t just choose to change the laws of the game whenever you want to,” he stated on The ICC Review podcast.
“I’m sure there have been times when England have wanted to not get back out there and play themselves. I mean, that’s just a ridiculous thing to say.”
The Australians have copped their justifiable share of critisim from Ponting as they appeared outdone by Bazball over the past two Tests.
During an interview with Sky Sports, Ricky Ponting shared his ideas on Australia’s poor efficiency on Day Two of the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Ponting said that the staff gave the impression to be below stress and received “caught in the headlights a little bit.”
“I think this team has never been put under that pressure ever,” he stated.
“Pat Cummins, as a captain, has never been put under that pressure ever.
“There is probably an hour of yesterday they would like to have back and be clearer in what they were trying to do with their plans and execution.”
Earlier within the first day of the fifth Test, cricket followers had been left fuming with Sky Sports after the sound disappeared at an important juncture.
The audio lower out as Woakes claimed England’s first wicket of the match – with Joe Root clinging onto a David Warner edge.
And viewers had been livid that they’d not been in a position to hear the response at The Oval.
One stated: “Sky Sports lost the sound to the cricket and England go and got the wicket of Warner. Great timing.”
Another added: “Somebody @SkySports cricket just sat on the remote and muted it.”
A 3rd replied: “Sky Sports have had a ‘mare there! England take a wicket, but there’s no audio on the feed from the Oval!”
And a fourth responded: “Nothing like a bit of silent cricket, thanks Sky Sports …”
With The Sun
Source: www.news.com.au
