He tried to do all of the right things for me in thetime that wehad together, but I was a quiet kid and like many boys related more with my mother than my father.
"I know allthe players have had one eye on the Ashes for a long time and we've been building our Test cricket up along the way to cope well and play well in English conditions, " said Ponting, 34, who will be skippering Australia for a third Ashes series.