Sorry mates but time for series whitewash, Ponting tells England
Fletcher and Flintoff were grilled by the media the day after losing the urn, with journalists questioning all elements of the team’s organisation — from the validity of their selection process to whether they should step down from their roles.
But Ponting, speaking after arriving back in Sydney to spend three days with his family before rejoining the Australian team in Melbourne for the fourth Test, empathised with the English pair.
