Aussies make Strauss Ashes target

Ricky Ponting has revealed Australia will target England captain Andrew Strauss in this summer’s Ashes series. Strauss has been impressive with the bat since taking over as skipper at the start of the year but struggled when England toured Australia in 2006-2007. "We try to target the opposition captain a little bit," said Australia skipper Ponting ahead of Wednesday’s announcement of their Ashes squad. "If you do that you can generally take another couple of guys down with him." And Ponting added: "He’s an important player for them." Australia’s Ashes squad is set to include…

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