Some advice for Ricky Ponting

If I were Ricky Ponting right now, I would delay my return to Australia for what I would term a 'discreet interval' - say, about twelve months.

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UPDATE

Of course, chairman of selectors, Andrew Hilditch, is not without blame for our disastrous performance - and nor should he be. Were I Mr Hilditch, I don't think I would be returning to Australia at all. His cause not helped by dropping this clanger after the fourth test: 

I've got to say from a selection point of view I've been thrilled with the Ashes, I think it's gone particularly well.

Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch

Aussies didn't believe him then - and the final scoreboard doesn't vindicate his comments either.

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