Ashes: England fancy chances, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 seek deliverance
Ricky Ponting is participating in his eighth Ashes. He is facing one of the liveliest encounters this time. The 133-year history of Ashes is full of ups and downs as far as the Anglo-Australian rivalry is concerned. The rankings may depict that this is just
a normal clash between team No.4 and 5, but reality is far more different. Thanks to Ashes win of 2005, England has raised the level of rivalry and a new battle has begun to grab the urn. The drama of 2005 has added to the tug of war, in order to take hold
of the urn thereafter. The interest level as far as the status by the captains has never been greater.
“Losing in 2005 caused a regeneration of Test cricket all around the world,” said Ponting, pointing towards the importance of the game. He believes that it was only after this that the Test cricket was revived in terms of interest. Although, Australia lost
the battle, Ponting still remembers the series to be an amazing one. He is also adamant on the fact that from that moment on, every Ashes series has involved the fans in a revolutionary manner and the game has grown. This time as well, the build up is enormous
which means the interest is at maximum.
“It’s hard to get excited by a series when one team is winning all the time,” expressed Andrew Strauss, confident of his camp. He explained that the last few Ashes series have been close, and that has kept the crowds involved. This has made cricket a more
fascinating contest, with a future that holds much. He also believes that the Ashes series has been a fine example of what Test cricket potential is and why do people love it so much. The amount of energy involved with all the media, cash spent and the fans
turnout actually fascinates the players to perform in the best possible manner.
The England skipper agreed to the fact that the present series posts a huge chance for his team to keep the urn. He also accepted that this is a chance that if not availed, will add to the problems for team England to defeat the cricketing giants anytime
in the near future. However, if they want to keep an upper hand this time, they may well have to make this possible over the dead body of the Aussie skipper himself. With a prospect that Ponting faces to lose the series the third time, he is more inspired
by the last summer defeats rather than the failure of 2005.
As far as the Aussie skipper is concerned, this Ashes series presents itself as a redeeming opportunity for the defeat of 2009. His team’s mission is to seek this series as a possibility to repent for the mistakes they committed at the Ovals, handing over
the urn to the English that time. The kangaroos took the English win to their hearts and they were all disappointed, more than how much the English were excited. Ponting is of the view that he made sure that the handing over of the urn to the England captain
struck his players hard. This was done to make sure that this feeling is not to be felt in the series this time.
Ponting is confident that his team will capitalize on the English throughout the series, despite criticism. Strauss, on the other hand, emphasizes that his team does not want to be too emotional in the series. Who will prevail to end the series on a high
is still too early to say. We will have to wait and watch.
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