2005 and all that
Thursday 21 July 2005 - First Test, Lord's, day one
They call him . And he makes Australian captains bleed. The seam of a rock-hard cherry scored into cheek: to an Englishman's eyes, it's a pleasing tattoo.
, hopping around at the crease and swatting wildly like a man being attacked by a hornet, also wears plenty. Even Matthew Hayden, the sadistic prison guard to Ponting's waspish governor, isn't spared.
. Shame England go and lose seven wickets before stumps. Glenn McGrath wielding the stiletto, the taste of Ponting's blood receding further with every thrust.
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