NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting cautioned the guests to brace themselves for a daring tactical change that Ben Stokes would possibly make use of of their quest to stage the sequence within the fourth Ashes Take a look at at Manchester.
Following England’s resilient three-wicket triumph in Leeds, they stored their hopes alive on this 12 months’s Ashes sequence and can search to duplicate that efficiency when the fourth Take a look at commences on July 19 at Previous Trafford.
Though pacer Ollie Robinson sustained a again damage on the primary day of the third Take a look at, Ponting believes that England ought to persist with the identical lineup as in Headingley, offered that the right-arm bowler can reveal his health forward of the Manchester encounter.
“I believe I’d hold it (the England XI) precisely the identical,” Ponting mentioned on the newest episode of The ICC Evaluation.
“I do know it is James Anderson’s dwelling floor. I imply that is the one they could take into consideration – Anderson for Robinson perhaps as Anderson’s had that week off, freshens up and goes to his dwelling floor. I would not be altering an excessive amount of if I used to be England however that may be the one one I would take into consideration, can be Anderson in for Robinson,” he added.
As a result of absence of first-choice No.three Ollie Pope on account of damage, England elevated Harry Brook to come back in at three in the course of the first innings at Headingley, after which surprised many when all-rounder Moeen Ali was deployed in that place within the second innings.
Neither participant reached double figures when batting in that unfamiliar place, and Ponting believes Stokes will bat at No. three in Manchester.
“I truly thought that Ben Stokes may need batted himself at quantity three at Headingley once I realised that Pope was out and Moeen and Woakes got here again in. To me he is obtained the method to outlive on the prime and Moeen hasn’t. We noticed that within the second innings. I am undecided if Harry Brook is ever going to be a top-order Take a look at match batsman. I believe he is at all times going to be a 4, 5 or 6 sort batter with the best way that he performs,” Ponting mentioned.
“I believed the chance was there for Ben as a result of quite a lot of the time with Stokes and, you understand that is no knock on him in any respect as he is a terrific participant, however quite a lot of the time he is obtained to come back in and play a Mr Repair-It function when it is nearly like a injury management form of function the place I’ve at all times felt that if he batted at No.three then he might form of cease a few of that injury with the method that he is obtained,” he added.
“And the truth that he is most likely not going to bowl in the event that they go in with the identical bowling assault, he is most likely not going to bowl within the Take a look at match, so it offers him an opportunity to be more energizing to bat up the order. So that may be one thing that I would be enthusiastic about if I used to be England and definitely one thing that Australia needs to be prepared for,” mentioned the previous Australia captain.
Following England’s resilient three-wicket triumph in Leeds, they stored their hopes alive on this 12 months’s Ashes sequence and can search to duplicate that efficiency when the fourth Take a look at commences on July 19 at Previous Trafford.
Though pacer Ollie Robinson sustained a again damage on the primary day of the third Take a look at, Ponting believes that England ought to persist with the identical lineup as in Headingley, offered that the right-arm bowler can reveal his health forward of the Manchester encounter.
“I believe I’d hold it (the England XI) precisely the identical,” Ponting mentioned on the newest episode of The ICC Evaluation.
“I do know it is James Anderson’s dwelling floor. I imply that is the one they could take into consideration – Anderson for Robinson perhaps as Anderson’s had that week off, freshens up and goes to his dwelling floor. I would not be altering an excessive amount of if I used to be England however that may be the one one I would take into consideration, can be Anderson in for Robinson,” he added.
As a result of absence of first-choice No.three Ollie Pope on account of damage, England elevated Harry Brook to come back in at three in the course of the first innings at Headingley, after which surprised many when all-rounder Moeen Ali was deployed in that place within the second innings.
Neither participant reached double figures when batting in that unfamiliar place, and Ponting believes Stokes will bat at No. three in Manchester.
“I truly thought that Ben Stokes may need batted himself at quantity three at Headingley once I realised that Pope was out and Moeen and Woakes got here again in. To me he is obtained the method to outlive on the prime and Moeen hasn’t. We noticed that within the second innings. I am undecided if Harry Brook is ever going to be a top-order Take a look at match batsman. I believe he is at all times going to be a 4, 5 or 6 sort batter with the best way that he performs,” Ponting mentioned.
“I believed the chance was there for Ben as a result of quite a lot of the time with Stokes and, you understand that is no knock on him in any respect as he is a terrific participant, however quite a lot of the time he is obtained to come back in and play a Mr Repair-It function when it is nearly like a injury management form of function the place I’ve at all times felt that if he batted at No.three then he might form of cease a few of that injury with the method that he is obtained,” he added.
“And the truth that he is most likely not going to bowl in the event that they go in with the identical bowling assault, he is most likely not going to bowl within the Take a look at match, so it offers him an opportunity to be more energizing to bat up the order. So that may be one thing that I would be enthusiastic about if I used to be England and definitely one thing that Australia needs to be prepared for,” mentioned the previous Australia captain.
