Ponting unhappy with England time wasting

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Although he insisted it would be forgotten about when the tourists set off for London later on Monday, Ponting was incensed by England's time-wasting tactics with last-pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar at the crease.

After England secured a first Test stalemate at 6.41pm on the final evening, just 13 runs in front with one wicket intact, Ponting said: "I don't think it was required."

Twice during a 69-ball stand of defiance, England 12th man Bilal Shafayat ran onto the field to offer Anderson batting gloves while physio Steve McCaig was ushered off by the disgruntled Australians on the second occasion.

He continued: "He had changed his gloves the over before and his glove is not going to be too sweaty in one over.

"I am not sure what the physio was doing out there - I didn't see him call for any physio to come out. As far as I am concerned it was pretty ordinary, actually.

"They can play whatever way they want to play. We have come to play by the rules and the spirit of the game, and it is up to them to do what they want to do."

No further action will be taken it appears but there will need to be some peace deals made if the npower series is to maintain respectable relations between the Ashes rivals.

"I was unhappy with it but I don't want to make that big a deal about it," he said.

"I am sure others will be taking it up with the England hierarchy as they should. But it is not the reason we didn't win. I won't think about it again when we leave here."