Editorial comment

The Organising Committee have decided to suspend all trading in Ricky Ponting shares due to suspected 'dodgy' activities. Such activities include scoring runs against hapless minnows, not doing the decent thing by getting out after scoring a hundred (isn't that mandatory when you play against your little brother?) and worse still, acquiring too much talent at birth and not leaving enough for other cricketers in World Cup. Did I forget to mention that scoring runs against minnow teams actually attract a negative score? The skill lies in NOT scoring runs against gumbies. I've made an art form of not scoring runs throughout my distinguished career! Anyway, Ponting shares will resume trading in April sometime, after World Cup Final. My comiserations to anyone who was foolish enough to gloat about last night's performance.