Thread: Ponting Scathing at England's use of substitutes.
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Old 31-08-2005, 08:55 AM in reply to Cliff-UK's post starting "what England have dfone is NOT wrong...."
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I think England have taken the P*** slightly. Maybe the rules need to be clearer. But if a bolwer nips off for one over how much rest is that going to give him..

He only has an over to re-appear, and has to go up to the Dressing room and back in that time. How much is he going to get done? How much rest will he get?

Secondly, to my knowledge England have used a local subsitute for years. Normally after the first day.

When Clarke was injured - was Hodge the offical twelth man - I doubt it..

Surely if a touring side can have a squad of 14 - then England can name their twelth man plus two other local players?

As it is the run-out occured not when a player was on for a bowler "nipping to the Loo" but when the guy was having an X-Ray... think it's time Ponting stopped complaining and started thinking about how he is going to win at the Oval...