Ricky Ponting shaken by colleague’s TV commentary drive by

The Australian icon was on Monday morning roasted by his Sky Sports commentary group colleague throughout a quick lull in play throughout Australia’s second innings run chase.

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Australia is beginning to dream of a miracle escape at The Oval after dominating England in a rain-shortened day 4 within the Fifth Test.

Usman Khawaja and David Warner mixed for the primary century opening stand of the collection earlier than the London climate introduced an early finish to play halfway by means of the second session with Australia 0/135.

There was one scary second the place Khawaja was struck on the helmet by England fast Mark Wood, prompting a prolonged delay whereas he was assessed for potential head damage and his helmet was changed.

Karthik used the chance to provide Ponting a serve — one thing that was clearly orchestrated with the assistance of Sky Sports producers, who had all of the movie he wanted able to go.

The Indian star urged the Aussie commentary duo of Ponting and former Aussie Test captain Mark Taylor have been being extra assured than they need to about Australia’s hops of chasing a report 383 to win.

Karthik defined Australia’s fragile hopes through the use of footage of Ponting being run out through the 2009 Ashes Test at The Oval when the previous captain’s dismissal triggered an Australian collapse.

Ponting was thrown beneath the bus by Michael Hussey and was caught wanting his floor when Andrew Flintoff pulled off a direct hit when throwing the to batter’s finish.

Hussey went on to attain 121 not out, but it surely was not sufficient to save lots of Australia.

“It’s been a topsy-turvy day and the two Australian commentators are going ga-ga over how Australia is going,” Karthik mentioned with a smile.

“Here is Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey. They’d put on 127 before that happened and after that, I reckon they lost the Test and the Ashes post that.”

There was a quick awkward pause within the broadcast the place stifled laughter may very well be heard.

Taylor then responded by saying: “Gee, have a bit of that! There you go. Dinesh Karthik has become an honorary Englishman overnight”.

Ponting nonetheless had a shot to fireside because the TV broadcast confirmed Karthik bumping knuckles and chuckling with one other member of the Sky group.

“He’s making sure he’s got a contract next year. Locking himself in, in the Sky box,” he mentioned.

“Good work, DK. And he’s getting knuckles from the rest of them up the back as well. Wearing ill on us Australians.”

Taylor mentioned he favored Australia’s hopes of profitable the take a look at on Monday night time greater than the situation Ponting confronted in 2009 when chasing 530.

It goes to be a dramatic finish to the Ashes at The Oval — on and off the sphere.

Khawaja is 69 not out, having handed Zak Crawley because the main run scorer within the collection, whereas Warner is 58 not out and properly on his approach to a career-saving century.

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