Ponting said that Stokes will have to give up the traditional approach to get England out of trouble.
Melbourne, Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that Ben Stokes does not show the aggression that used to intimidate the opposition teams and he is showing excessive defensive play in the ongoing Ashes series. . Ponting criticized England captain Joe Root, Stokes and Jos Buttler for easily losing wickets in the first innings of the Boxing Day Test. 0 in the England series. 2 is behind.
Ricky Ponting told ‘cricket.com.au’, “He is playing very defensively. That Stokes was not visible, whose aggressive gesture used to scare the opposing teams. He said, ‘The reason for this is understandable. One is the conditions are not conducive for batting and secondly he is facing the best bowlers. Ponting said that Stokes will have to give up the traditional approach to get England out of trouble.
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He said, “But I think you cannot sit quietly with your hands on your hands. In such a situation, these bowlers will definitely create pressure. When I used to play in the team, we often used to say that the better the bowler, the more risk the batsman has to take because there is not going to be a bad ball.
He said that the poor performance of the England batsmen has increased the pressure on Stokes. “He knows how important it is to score runs by landing at number five. That’s why he’s putting in the extra effort. But sending batsmen with weaker technique above him is beyond comprehension. I think Stokes is technically the second best player after Joe Root. (agency)