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Ponting blames WACA wicket for loss |
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By: PTI |
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Date:
2008-12-23 |
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Place: MELBOURNE |
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A lifeless WACA pitch was yesterday apportioned some of the blame by Australia skipper Ricky Ponting for South Africa's successful run chase in the first Test.
And Ponting, who said WACA had lost its uniqueness of pace and bounce, was purposely preparing batter-friendly pitches to stretch the game to all five days to maximise TV and gate revenues.
"I'm disappointed in the result and I'm disappointed because the uniqueness of the WACA that it once had, that we keep hearing about every year, it appears it's always there for the state games but it's just not there for Test matches, which I think is disappointing," Ponting was quoted as saying in 'The Daily Telegraph'. |
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