By Chris Stocks

Easy street: Ricky Ponting believes Australia will win 4-0

FORMER Australia captain Ricky Ponting has written off England’s Ashes chances, saying Joe Root’s team will be easy meat for Australia when the series starts next week.
Ponting, the first Australia captain since the 19th century to lose three Ashes series, has pinpointed weaknesses in England’s batting line-up, says the absence of star all-rounder Ben Stokes will prove decisive and believes leading bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad – who share 894 Test wickets between...