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Places up for grabs for Oz ODI tour of India: Ponting |
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says the national selectors and he will
have to take some tough decisions while deciding on the batting line-up for the
seven-game one-day international series against India. "The selectors and myself
are going to have a bit of thinking to do over the next few days as to what we
do with the batting line-up," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Ponting, as saying
at Sydney Airport prior to his departure on Monday evening. Ponting welcomed the
inclusion of opener Shaun Marsh and wicketkeeper Tim Paine in the squad, saying
they possessed the required capabilities to deliver in a tough series. "But whichever
way we go there we know we've got very good depth in our batting with someone
like Shaun coming back in, so hopefully we get it right on the morning of the
first game," he said. Australia currently lead the ICC one-day rankings by four
points from India , who surprisingly failed to advance beyond the group stage
at the recent Champions Trophy tournament in South Africa . Australia won that
tournament, but Ponting predicted the series in India would be a "great test for
us". "They will be particularly hard to beat in India , they always are," Ponting
said. Ponting said he hadn't seen much of uncapped left arm spinner Jon Holland
apart from a spell in the nets before last year's Boxing Day Test, but had heard
good reports. "Everyone believes he has a good future," Ponting said. The leading
scorer in the Champions Trophy, 34-year-old Ponting said he hadn't picked up a
bat for a week and a half. "I've played more golf than I have cricket, I went
down to Melbourne on the weekend and went to the races and just got some time
away," Ponting said. |
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