<p>The Australian off-spinner has said he would have done the same in a similar situation. “At the end of the day they had to last, they had to survive for the last 60-odd balls and they spaced out their allotted amount of overs,” said Hauritz. “People could say that we were rushing through our overs to get more balls at them, so I don’t think anything has been made out of it at all by us,” he reasoned.<br /><br />“It’s dead and buried. It’s just part of the game and we’re just focusing on Lord’s at the moment,” the off-spinner was quoted as saying by the Press Association.<br /><br />It was a remarkable rearguard defiance by the tailenders as the last England pair of James Anderson and Monty Panesar batted out the last 40 minutes to salvage an unlikely draw. <br />During this period, England sent in 12th man Bilal Shafayat and physio Steve McCaig and it looked clearly like delaying tactics which irked Ponting.<br /><br />Hauritz, however, was convinced he too would have done the same in such a situation. “I know if it was me in that situation, I wouldn’t be facing up as quick every ball because it’s an extremely nervous situation and that one wicket determines a 1-0 or a nil-all scoreline,” Hauritz said. “They did their job they batted, we didn’t make anything out of it. If I’m in that situation, if I called for gloves they wouldn’t care so it’s going to be good but it’s part of the game,” he added.<br /><br />Asked if he felt England had breached the spirit of the game in Cardiff, Hauritz said, “Definitely not.”</p>
<p>The Australian off-spinner has said he would have done the same in a similar situation. “At the end of the day they had to last, they had to survive for the last 60-odd balls and they spaced out their allotted amount of overs,” said Hauritz. “People could say that we were rushing through our overs to get more balls at them, so I don’t think anything has been made out of it at all by us,” he reasoned.<br /><br />“It’s dead and buried. It’s just part of the game and we’re just focusing on Lord’s at the moment,” the off-spinner was quoted as saying by the Press Association.<br /><br />It was a remarkable rearguard defiance by the tailenders as the last England pair of James Anderson and Monty Panesar batted out the last 40 minutes to salvage an unlikely draw. <br />During this period, England sent in 12th man Bilal Shafayat and physio Steve McCaig and it looked clearly like delaying tactics which irked Ponting.<br /><br />Hauritz, however, was convinced he too would have done the same in such a situation. “I know if it was me in that situation, I wouldn’t be facing up as quick every ball because it’s an extremely nervous situation and that one wicket determines a 1-0 or a nil-all scoreline,” Hauritz said. “They did their job they batted, we didn’t make anything out of it. If I’m in that situation, if I called for gloves they wouldn’t care so it’s going to be good but it’s part of the game,” he added.<br /><br />Asked if he felt England had breached the spirit of the game in Cardiff, Hauritz said, “Definitely not.”</p>
