from 183 deliveries.

Ponting and Ansari guided Surrey to lunch with the scoreboard reading 282-5 and Surrey leading by 70. After the break they continued to play solidly as Nottinghamshire bowled well and asked both batsmen searching questions.

Ponting illustrated the technique that has brought him over 24,000 First Class runs and Ansari was resolute as the partnership approached a hundred. But on 27 Ansari looked to leave a delivery from Patel and the ball brushed his glove and substitute fielder Alex Hales took a good catch at slip.

And Surrey were 316-7 when Patel trapped Gareth Batty LBW without scoring with the lead standing at 104. Ponting continued to bat in masterly fashion and he was given valuable support from Chris Tremlett but on 8 Tremlett was LBW to aVice President Joe Biden, with his wife, Jill Biden, holding the family Bible, takes the official oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Sunday.

Written by

Aamer Madhani
and David Jackson

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were formally sworn into office on Sunday, marking the official beginning of their second terms.

The two held private swearing-in ceremonies at the White House and U.S. Naval Observatory, but will hold a ceremonial swearing-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol today. The Constitution requires that the president take the oath of the office on Jan. 20 before noon.

The ceremony was held before a few family and friends and handful of reporters in the Blue Room. ...