'Will get a lot fuller and straighter, will target his stumps' - Ricky Ponting precisely predicts Ben Stokes' tactics to dismiss Cameron Green

Australia had dominated the proceedings on Day 1 of the second Ashes Test at Adelaide. However, whilst the second day of the play Ricky Ponting predicted tactic England will use against Cameron Green while commentating and that is what happened in the match.

On day two Marnus Labuschagne reached the triple figures, whereas Steve Smith fell seven runs short of his century. Cameron Green yet again wasn’t able to make a larger impact on the team as Ben stokes showed him the way back to the hut. Predicting his wicket Ponting said that England’s bowlers will bowl fuller and straighter to dismiss Green.

“Very distinct change of tactics for the new batsman Cameron Green. They will get a lot fuller and straighter, they will target his stumps. Have a look at how he sets up in his stance. He sets up with a very open front foot. That is generally a sign of someone who is very worried about getting LBW, doesn’t want to get their front foot too far across into the line of his stumps,” Ponting said while commentating on the match for 7Cricket.

Ricky Ponting speaks on Cameron Green’s dismissal

After Ponting spoke about the plan England bowlers might use against Green, Stokes chimed in with a delivery towards middle and off which crashed onto the top of Green’s off stump. The former Australian cricketer further opened up on the batter’s stance and suggested him a few changes.

“Look how open his stance is, there is massive back and across the movement. He is on or outside off stump with his back foot and let us have a look at where his front foot goes. When he moves forward, he doesn’t ever get outside the line of his backfoot, which causes him to square up, that right hip is exposed and he is then playing across the line of the ball.

If you are going to do that, start with a square stance, because when you move, you have actually squared your body back up again and you will be covering off stump. All that I see there with his setup and footwork pattern is that he is so worried and almost scared of getting out LBW that it is all that he can think about,” Ponting added.