Complex sentence: In his first match in Tasmania, this time against New South Wales, Ponting contributed 32 and 18 in a draw, before following this with 25 against Western Australia in a narrow loss.
Split into simpler sentences: In his first match in Tasmania, this time against New South Wales, Ponting contributed 32 and 18 in a draw. He followed this up with 25 against Western Australia in a narrow loss.