Mickey Arthur backs Ricky Ponting to score – Cricket News Update
Australian Coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mickey-Arthur-c1969, has urged the team’s most senior batsman and former skipper, Ricky Ponting, to regain his lost form immediately and post big scores if he wants to retain his spot, claiming that the Aussies cannot afford a non-performer.
Arthur, along with other four selectors, will decide Punter’s fate today for the upcoming 4-Test home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. Most of the cricket analysts predict that the legend is doubtful for the Boxing Day Test.
Ponting, who earned two consecutive World Cup titles as a captain, has divided the nation into two factions; one backing him to perpetuate his career while the other is demanding his immediate ouster. Almost all of the former Kangaroo players, most of whom
happened to rub shoulders with Punter, have advised him to step down with honour.
Talking to the media today, the Coach said, “I don't think anyone's guaranteed a start. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 is really vital to where we want to take this team. We are really hoping that he finds his form and hopefully that form is just around the corner.”
He further told, “I've backed Ricky Ponting in, like I've backed Mike Hussey in for a period of time because I think they're crucial to the development of the side. Nobody's guaranteed a start, nobody's got a privilege to play in the Australian cricket team.
They've got to be producing the goods and giving us ammunition to play."
Ponting has not scored a single international ton since the last two years. His continuous batting lean patch has provoked the Oz fans and cricket managers to write his career obituary, but the Tasmanian is not ready to surrender yet, hoping to regain momentum.
He was also forced to relinquish captaincy after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011, where he failed to defend the title.
Reportedly, the upcoming Test event is likely to be the last chance for the 37-year-old to prove his worth, otherwise, he will have to face the music.
In order to perk up his batting, Punter has pulled out of the ongoing domestic Big Bash League T20 and joined the national team’s batting camp at Melbourne.
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