The Ashes 2010

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Originally Posted by badhat17

I wouldn't get too excited about Watson's Five for, he was bowling against a raw inexperienced Pakistan team missing half their batting line up.
If Pontings bad run continues, will the ruthless Aussie selectors wield the axe ?

I never said he was the greatest bowler ever. Just that he's done well to get 5 for. He's still got to get them out and without being accurate wouldn't have done that. You don't get 1 bowled and 2 with crap bowling regardless of the batting line up.

Originally Posted by jimbuna

It is said in the press that Ponting is deparate to get his name on the all time greats board at Lords, his averages in international cricket are a respectable 55ish but he has never carried that form through to a Lords test.

Because of his age it is highly probable he will never lead his country again in a Lords test against England.

Recently an honours board was put up in the visitors' dressing room, created for neutral tests. Shane Warne never took five at the home of cricket. Dennis Lillee didn't manage it either. Nor, for that matter, did Jeff Thomson, who thinks Watson's bowling is rubbish and once famously described him as "not an allrounder's ar$ehole".

Warren Bardsley and Charles Kelleway are up there for their batting in 1912 against South Africa. Shane Watson is the first bowler to join them.

The question being.....will Ponting grab what will probably be his last chance...and join them?

I hope Ponting can do well in what is likely to be his final series in England. If nothing else as a way for him to go out on a high. The problem is that his form of late has not been up to his previous best efforts so he's got a bit of work to do to make this a success.