Ponting demands better performance

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ponting Ricky Ponting gave his team a “kick in the backside” during a team meeting after the six-wicket loss in the first final and asked the players to pinpoint areas to improve for Tuesday’s sudden-death encounter at the Gabba.

Ponting expected the side to lift after their loss against Sri Lanka on Friday, but the batting was poor again as they struggled to 239 here at the SCG on Sunday. While Sachin Tendulkar was basking in his match-winning 117, Ponting was delivering a dressing-room lecture. “It was a bit of a kick in the backside,” he said. “It wasn’t all nice stuff.

“I thought we were a bit off the pace down there in Melbourne. I thought that was because we were excited and looking ahead to this game. I let them know you can’t switch things on and off.”

Source:Cricket News

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