Ponting, in particular, was cutting, pulling and driving with consummate ease and a booming front-foot drive saw the Tasmanian surpass Inzamam-ul-Haq and move to third in the all-time leading one-day run scorers, with only Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar now in front of him.

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He has called for a 30% cut in greenhouse gases by 2030, a congestion fee for driving into Manhattan and cash transfers to ease poverty.

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