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<\/div>\nVeteran India wicktekeeper Dinesh Karthik\u00a9 Twitter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Day 4 of the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England, ended in the favour of the visitors as their score read at 135\/0 in the chase of 384. Openers Usman Khawaja<\/a> (69*) and David Warner<\/a> (58*) were unbeaten after rain forced an early stumps. At the end of the day, commentators Ricky Ponting<\/a> and Mark Taylor<\/a> praised the duo for remaining intact and giving Australia an upper hand in the game. However, their fellow commentator and veteran India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik<\/a> took this moment to roast both of them.<\/p>\n Karthik reminded them of Ashes 2009, where Australia faced a 2-1 defeat against England despite a strong partnership between Ponting and Michael Hussey<\/a>. Incidentally, something similar unfolded in the Oval Test too.<\/p>\n “The two Australian commentators here going gaga over how well Australia are going. Here is a moment though, that happened a few Ashes ago. Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey had put on a partnership of 127 before this happened. What happened after that, I think it is best Ricky explains. They lost the Test and the Ashes post that,” said Karthik from commentary box.<\/p>\n Savagepic.twitter.com\/D8dRGsamFQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 England’s Barmy Army(@TheBarmyArmy) July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Replying to Karthik, Taylor said, “Gee have a bit of that, there you go. Dinesh Karthik’s become an honorary Englishman overnight hasn’t he?” Later, Ponting also said, “Just making sure he has a contract next year, isn’t he? Locking himself in in the Sky box. Good work DK.”<\/p>\n Karthik referred to 2009 Ashes, where the series was levelled 1-1. In the third match, pacer Stuart Broad<\/a> took a five-wicket haul and Jonathan Trott<\/a> scored a century as England posted a target of 546. Later, Ponting and Hussey stitched a brilliant partnership of 127 off 239 balls but the visitors got bundled out for 348 as England took 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n Topics mentioned in this article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n