English fans boo Ricky Ponting again

England fans again booed and heckled Ricky Ponting after the home team's resounding defeat at Headingley on Sunday but they saved their most abusive for their own captain Andrew Strauss.

A section of the crowd greeted the Aussie skipper with the loud boos and jeers that have become customary during this Ashes series, as he walked up for the presentation ceremony.

A drunken fan shouted: "Go home Ponting" while another screamed at the victorious captain "p... off".

However, Strauss received the most vitriolic abuse with one fan screaming "You are a f...... disgrace". Others called for him to be sacked.

Former England captain David Gower, who is now a television commentator, was so embarrassed he made an on-air apology to viewers.

Ponting diplomatically said he didn't have anything to say to the abusive English fans.

"Not really," was his laconic comment. "there is (sic) a few Aussie supporters here that have cheered us on a little bit over the last few days."