5th Ashes Test Day 4 Highlights,Watch cricket highlights: England vs Australia 5th Test from the Ashes, Day 4’s play from The Oval played on August 22, 2009.
Scoreline: Australia in pursuit of 546 were 348 all out: Mike Hussey 121, Ricky Ponting 66, Haddin 34 Swann 4, Harmison 3. England win back the Ashes
When the Ashes got underway, it seemed a pretty even contest loomed. But with KP out and Flintoff’s injury, I’m not sure how many seriously gave England a chance at the Ashes (at least, I thought, it had tilted towards Aus). So super effort by them even with Flintoff being half-fit.
Ponting walked in and immediately adopted the approach he’d employed with limited success in India a year back – playing spin off the backfoot. But once he’d settled in, along with Hussey, the serious possibility of a runchase began to filter in lightly – until the man who looked the most jaded and tired on the field for most of the morning decided he just had to stamp himself on yet another Ashes Test. All in all, super knocks by Ponting and Hussey that promised much more, and happy Flintoff did get in, in some role.
Ponting wasn’t booed today as he walked in – the change began yesterday when he shed a little blood. Seems funny and weird when you think about it. Shaking with Freddie helped too, I suppose.
Scoreline: Australia in pursuit of 546 were 348 all out: Mike Hussey 121, Ricky Ponting 66, Haddin 34 Swann 4, Harmison 3. England win back the Ashes
When the Ashes got underway, it seemed a pretty even contest loomed. But with KP out and Flintoff’s injury, I’m not sure how many seriously gave England a chance at the Ashes (at least, I thought, it had tilted towards Aus). So super effort by them even with Flintoff being half-fit.
Ponting walked in and immediately adopted the approach he’d employed with limited success in India a year back – playing spin off the backfoot. But once he’d settled in, along with Hussey, the serious possibility of a runchase began to filter in lightly – until the man who looked the most jaded and tired on the field for most of the morning decided he just had to stamp himself on yet another Ashes Test. All in all, super knocks by Ponting and Hussey that promised much more, and happy Flintoff did get in, in some role.
Ponting wasn’t booed today as he walked in – the change began yesterday when he shed a little blood. Seems funny and weird when you think about it. Shaking with Freddie helped too, I suppose.
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