Ponting still won't put away the pull
Ricky Ponting isn't giving up the pull and hook shots but he's going to think more carefully about when to play them. That attitude threatens to cause Ponting even more problems than his faltering cross-bat swipes have over the past year

Pull and hook shots have been Ricky Ponting's bread and butter for the majority of his career, but the strokes are now getting him out more often • Getty Images
Peter English is the Australasia editor of Cricinfo