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Ricky Ponting predicts sweep for Aussies in Ashes

By Saurabh Sharma November 14, 2017 • 21:02 PM View: 1402

Sydney, Nov 14 (Cricketnmore) Ahead of the gruelling five-Test Ashes rubber against England starting on November 23 in Brisbane, mind games from both sides have begun with former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting predicting a sweep for the hosts.

Ponting, who led Australia in 77 Tests and four Ashes campaigns, however favoured the tourists to win the historic day-night fixture in Adelaide, as the conditions will favour the swing duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad in the second game.