After years of being labelled "whingeing Poms" by the Aussies, it was satisfying to hear Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting whining about England's supposed time-wasting tactics at his post-match press conference following the dramatic Cardiff Test. Sadly, however, Ponting may now be spending less time with the media. It is traditional for the captains of touring teams to divide their press conferences in two, taking questions from TV journalists and, separately, from print hacks. The nine nations who regularly visit these shores have been happy to observe that convention - until now. The lovable Aussies insist their captain will only take part in a single press call at each Test venue for the remainder of the Ashes tour. Presumably Ponting thinks that answering the same lot of questions from two sets of hacks is, well, a bit of a waste of time.
