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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, Sep 16: <\/strong>Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Tim Paine&#39;s men were the better side in the recently-concluded Ashes series against England which ended in a 2-2 stalemate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Australia retained the Ashes with a comprehensive 185-run victory in the fourth Test but let slip a golden chance to win their first Ashes series in England since 2001 as they conceded a 135-run loss in the tour finale at The Oval on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Australia will look at it as a series of missed opportunities,&quot; Ponting told cricket.com.au.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I think they&#39;ve clearly been the better team. They&#39;ve clearly played better cricket throughout the series. They should have won at Headingley.&quot;<br \/>\r\nHe also said that the 2-2 result was not a clear reflection of how the series was played and how the visitors performed in the five-match rubber.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Australia were knocked out of the World Cup in the semi-finals by eventual champions England and retained the urn in England for the first time in 18 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ponting said the efforts of Paine&#39;s side should be congratulated even though they didn&#39;t manage to win the coveted series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We shouldn&#39;t undersell how well Australia have played, and on the back of a pretty successful World Cup campaign,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The boys have been on the road for five months. Making a World Cup semi-final and retaining the Ashes 2-2, it&#39;s been a good few months for Australian cricket.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Australia will next face Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series at home beginning October 27.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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