Former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting has praised England for their tactics on the ongoing day 2 of the first Ashes Test 2023 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. He said they made scoring difficult for England and increased the pressure.
England have been brilliant on day 2 of the Edgbaston Test. After declaring their innings for 393 runs, they started the second day of the game with three first overs. They bowled some tight lines and lengths and tested the Australian batsmen.
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They with their field locations kept the Australian batsmen guessing and that is why England are ahead of the game and have taken wickets at Edgbaston. Moeen Ali has also contributed crucial wickets and put pressure on Australia’s batsmen.
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Ricky Ponting praised England’s setup for Marnus Labuschagne and said he was impressed with how his “outstanding” planning was. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said:
“I was very impressed. His planning seemed outstanding. There was a very good set-up for Labuschagne with a gully to the leg and a short mid-on, which made him think the ball was going in only to make it an out.” -swinger who attracted him to play.
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Ashes 2023: “England have made it very difficult for Australia to score,” says Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting went on to say that England made it difficult for Australia to score runs as they were unable to rotate the strike rate. He further explained:
“England have made it very difficult for Australia to score, which is in stark contrast to when England were batting. Australia had plenty of fielders in the deep spots and deep squares and England were able to rotate the strike.”
“You could argue that that led to Warner’s firing. The score was going nowhere, the pressure mounted and Warner played a shot he probably wouldn’t have. England has been great.” He concluded.
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