Best Australian bat since Bradman?

Could Ricky Ponting be the best Australian batsman since Sir Donald Bradman? While there may never be a definitive answer to such a subjective question, Ponting is mounting a strong case for consideration, argues Alex Brown at The Sydney Morning Herald.

Peter Roebuck reckons Ponting's men were smart enough to bide their time rather than be flashes in the pan. Also, click here to read Roebuck's ode to Ponting.

Groundsman Wilson Ngobese caused the major stir on day four by attempting to repair a damaged area of the pitch by hammering a dry pice of bulli (clay) into a small hole that had appeared in an area comfortably outside the line bowled to either right or left handers. Click here to read Neil Manthorp's take on it.