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Friday, 28 January 2011

Remember This?

Remember this headline last August?

Ponting Says 5-0 Ashes Win is Absolutely Possible

The article has been sitting among my Ashes series readings (in the left side bar) since then but before I trash it, follow the link and experience blind, arrogant audacity one more time and ask yourself if you really think Ponting has any role in Australian cricket beyond the World Cup.

How many times can the key members of Cricket Australia fail and expect further invitations?

1 comment:

Cris Cochrane1 February 2011 at 08:56
i do. i gave him a serve for this rediculus display of arrogance on DTW. It never looked plausible when you considered the form and structure of the England team.
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