pointer

There have been other Ashes pointers this week.

Now and again, while walking Philly near the Rose Bowl, I bump into a dog trainer named Eldon, who generously offers pointers.

When someone steps up to take a swing, others watch and offer support and pointers.

"It showed in our performance. How we approached the game was very controlled and then we had little pointers of belief as we knew we would need that."

She picked up a camera and learned the craft with some helpful pointers from her husband, admitting she knew "absolutely nothing" about photography.