On Day 3 of the second Ashes Test, which was played at London’s Lord’s Cricket Ground, Ricky Ponting talked about how angry England was. Notably, the Aussies took a solid 221-run lead after hitting 130 runs in the second inning of the game on Day 3.
At the end of Day 3, the Aussies still had the upper hand in the high-stakes match. The Three Lions, on the other hand, could only take two wickets. James Anderson, an experienced fast bowler, couldn’t pose a threat to the other team’s batsmen. In 14 overs, he only took one wicket and gave up 41 runs, while Stuart Broad didn’t get any breaks in his 13 overs.
With this, the former captain of Australia, Ricky Ponting, pointed out that Anderson looked upset because he wasn’t threatening with the ball. In the same way, he pointed out that England didn’t get the LBW review of Marnus Labuschagne, which made everyone in the group angry.
“I think England was a lot better at bowling in the second innings than in the first. Even though their lengths were just filler, they didn’t get the ends. Some anger was also shown by the fact that Anderson didn’t look relaxed and that Broad’s review wasn’t taken. “There was anger coming out, and the Aussies would love that,” Ponting said on Sky Sports Cricket’s “The Ashes Podcast.”
Smith and Khawaja have made things hard for England. Ricky Ponting also said that England’s “Bazball” strategy has given their bowlers enough time to get wickets during a match. But Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith of Australia have fought back against the English strategy by staying in the middle for a long time, making things hard for their foes. Khawaja stayed unbeaten on Day 3 with 58 runs off 123 balls, while Smith added six runs off 24 balls without getting out.
“They give their bowling attack as much time as possible to get twenty wickets by playing Bazball. But Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith just bat and bat, which slows down the game and makes things hard for England, as Ponting said in the end.
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