P165 Teletext 165 Jul18 23:14:43 ————————————————————————————— WORRIES OVER CLARKE FORM Australian batsman Michael Clarke has been given a verbal roasting by coach John Buchanan ahead of the Ashes. Buchanan and Clarke had an animated discussion after the draw at Leicester, in which Clarke scored nine. However, captain Ricky Ponting said he was unconcerned about Clarke's form: "A lot of the batsmen are in the same boat. I have no worries with him at all. He is a class player^" ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Fixtures 168 Tables 169 Fancy seeing Barcelona play at the Nor Camp? Go to p680 ITV digital now! Next In-vision Personal BookiesP165 Teletext 165 Jul18 23:25:17 ————————————————————————————— PONTING ADMITS (IREDNESS FEARS Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted his side are "exhausted" after they were denied victory in their Ashes warm-up game against Leicestershire. A knock of 209 from Chris Rogers forced a draw at Grace Road on Sunday after Australia had posted 582-7dec. And Ponting revealed: "All in all it was a pretty disappointing day for us. Everybody is pretty exhausted - there was nothing left in the tank." ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— MOBILE: Cricket news and scores 108 YOUR CHANCE TO WIN ASHES TICKETS! SEE ITV1 p351 Next In-vision Personal BookiesP165 Teletext 165 Jul18 23:13:51 ————————————————————————————— PONTING - NO ADDED PRESSURE Ricky Ponting insists he is not under pressure despite the expectations on his side to beat England this summer. No Australian captain has returned home without the Ashes in 20 years and Ponting said: "I'm looking at it more as being just another Australian captain to retain the Ashes. "I don't think there is any more pressure on this team...we're just here to play the best cricket we can." ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Fixtures 168 Tables 169 Unlock Your Pension For Cash and/or Income - p657 Next In-vision Personal Bookies