Cricket

Anderson’s sledging ‘fired me up’ in Perth Ashes Test: Johnson

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has credited his England counterpart James Anderson’s persistent sledging for inspiring his six-wicket haul that has revived the home team’s Ashes campaign. Anderson sledged Johnson relentlessly throughout his innings of 62 on day one of the ongoing third Test at Perth’s WACA Ground. “Jimmy [Anderson] tried giving me a bit …

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‘Ponting should take inspiration from ‘morphed’ Tendulkar to resurrect his batting’

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting should take inspiration from Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in order to resurrect his fading batting form, a noted cricket columnist has said. Ponting, who has posted scores of 10, 51, 0 and nine for an average of 23.3 in the first two Tests, managed only 12 runs in Australia’s first …

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