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Pedro returns with a win, Phils beat Cubs 12-5
LONDON - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has shrugged off the boos that he had to face during the second and third Test matches of the Ashes series at Lord’s and Edgbaston saying that he isn’t troubled by the crowd’s cold response to him during matches.
