The Ashes | Ponting slams Joe Root for criticising England bowlers, asks, ‘why are you captain then?’
The Hindu
After a crushing defeat in Adelaide, the England skipper had blamed his bowlers for not bowling the right lengths
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has slammed Joe Root for criticising England bowlers after his side's second consecutive defeat in the ongoing Ashes series, saying as the leader it is his responsibility to ensure the strategy is followed.
Root didn't hold back after England's 275-run defeat to Australia in the second Test that saw the tourists fall behind 0-2 in the five-match series. The 30-year-old blamed his bowlers for not bowling the right lengths, especially in the first innings.
"I nearly fell off my seat when I heard that. Whose job is it then to make them change? Why are you captain then?" Ponting was quoted as saying by 'cricket.com.au'.
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