For God's sake Ricky, SHUT UP.

Ricky Ponting says he long warned his Australian cricket team that slow over rates could one day cost them a Test match victory.

But the captain denies his habit of talking so frequently with his bowlers during play was the reason for his team's disastrously slow rate in Nagpur, which probably robbed them of the chance to win the final Test, <snip>

Ponting was unconvinced all his consultations and adjustments were the cause of the over rate problem. "For what we can do, you're right. I do like to consult with bowlers whether it be between bowlers or whether it be a couple of overs in or whatever, but that might be 30 seconds in an over. That doesn't equate to nine overs down," he said.

"Nine overs to me is totally unacceptable. So there's a lesson in it for everyone."

horace wrote:***points at zoggy avatar***

horace wrote:phurt...he has lost 2 closely contested series and managed this with a significant number of retirements, including those of some players who had well passed their use by date. The Indian series showed we were beaten by a vastly superior team in the conditions