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16-Feb-2009 14:32:00 GMT
Fight for No. one position will put SA under pressure: Ponting

Pressure Hangs on South Africa Favourites

Sydney: With Test cricket's number one position at stake, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting feels South Africa will be under more pressure than them when the two sides clash in the return Test series.

Ricky Ponting is making the most of the unfamiliar role of underdog, insisting that the pressure of favouritism and the pursuit of the No. 1 Test ranking could overwhelm Graeme Smith's men throughout the three-Test series in South Africa

Australia, who were humiliated 1-2 at home by Greame Smith's men last December, have a slender five-point lead going into the three-match Test series starting in Johannesburg from February 26.


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