Cricket legend Ricky Ponting blasts England for using a VERY dodgy tactic - but it couldn't stop them losing to Australia
Daily MailCricket icon Ricky Ponting has lashed out at England for using an underhanded tactic in a failed attempt to put Australia off their game in the teams' series-deciding one-day clash on Sunday. The umpires were less than impressed when England's Matthew Potts made a dodgy request with the deciding ODI match on the line in Bristol Aussie cricket legend Ricky Ponting called the home team out for the obvious time-wasting tactic However, the sneaky tactic didn't do England any good. Pursuing England's formidable 309, the focus had been on whether Australia could score enough over their first 20 overs to get ahead on DLS. The latest was Marsh's sore back, but former Test skipper Smith proved the safest pair of hands as a replacement from the moment he won a big toss and inserted England in ideal seaming conditions.