RICKY Ponting arrived at the MCG yesterday contrite about his misdemeanours the day before, but bold in his declaration that he would lead from the front.
He left it last night having failed again with the bat and sure that another series is gone and an ugly slice of history is his. The Ashes are lost and Ponting's career and captaincy are in doubt.
The Tasmanian cricketer, who has been hailed as one of the greatest batsmen of his generation, if not of the game, is in decline and today he will claim the ignominious distinction of being the only Australian captain to have lost the Ashes three times.
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