The Ashes: Ben Stokes making an attempt too arduous together with his ‘ultra-defensive’ strategy, says Ricky Ponting

The Ashes: Ricky Ponting stated that Ben Stokes is inviting extra strain on himself by sustaining a defensive strategy and criticised England’s senior batters for a way they have been dismissed on Day 1 of the third Test. Stokes has a strike charge lower than 30 within the sequence to this point. (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSStokes has a strike charge of 29.50 after going through 305 balls within the sequence to this pointEngland have been all out for 185Root was their highest scorer with 50 runsAce England all-rounder Ben Stokes’s “ultra-defensive” strategy could possibly be hurting him and his crew and he has to try to rotate strike extra typically, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has stated. Stokes was dismissed for 25 off 60 deliveries on Day 1 of he third Ashes Test.

Stokes has a strike charge of 29.50 after going through 305 balls within the sequence to this point.”He’s looked ultra-defensive,” Ponting informed cricket.com.au. “He hasn’t looked like the big, physically aggressive presence at the crease that opposition teams have feared to bowl to in other series.”You can perceive why the batting circumstances have not been straightforward in any sport and he is arising towards some good bowlers. But I feel for those who simply sit again and wait, and do not put strain on nice bowlers, they are going to get you out,” said Ponting.Ponting was also critical of Stokes, Jos Buttler and England captain Joe Root – the three seniormost batters in the lineup – for how they were dismissed on Sunday. Root was England’s highest run scorer with 50 off 82 balls while Buttler fell for just three runs off 11.England were all out for 185 and Australia ended the day on 61/1.”You can discuss as a lot as you need, however we will solely choose on the actions that we see, and a few of the actions that we have seen at present did not appear like they’re up for the combat in any respect,” said Ponting.”They confirmed rather a lot within the second innings in Adelaide and everybody thought which may have been a blueprint for them on the way to combat and get by way of some powerful conditions. It was a troublesome scenario (at present), it was it was a troublesome wicket, however, , that is the place Ashes names are made.”It’s about getting through tough periods of play for your team. Joe got a fifty again and got out, and the rest of them really didn’t look like it. It’s been very ordinary batting from this outfit in the first two and a half Test matches.”(It was) inexcusable for 3 of your extra senior gamers, the gamers that they wanted to face up on the again of what we consider have been some fairly stern discussions after the Adelaide sport. If your leaders aren’t going to do it, then you possibly can’t count on the youthful guys to get the job executed,” stated Ponting.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.