Ponting’s Ashes hopes still alive – Cricket News Update
Despite making just 20 runs in three innings against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
As the selectors gathered to name the squad for the upcoming Perth Test, it was expected that Ponting’s name would not feature on the roster, but given his usefulness to the team, in terms of his overall knowledge of the game, it was decided that Punter will at least be given one more Test to emulate his form, which he displayed at the start of the domestic season.
Having himself acknowledged the need to make runs, Ponting failed miserably in the first two Tests, bagging scores of 0, 4 and 16. His once flawless technique has again come under scrutiny, where he looked in considerable discomfort while facing the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409.
However, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rob-Quiney-c2340 bagging a pair, it allowed Ponting some respite and a final chance to prove his worth to the side ahead of the much-awaited Ashes trip to England. Punter said that he has not spoken to the Australian selectors, but admitted that he is only just one bad innings away from getting axed.
Arthur, who is also on the selection panel, said that the team has unanimously backed Ponting all along, but in hindsight, all will depend on the upcoming clash. With the series levelled at one a piece, it’s all to play for at the pacey WACA, where a win for the hosts will see them leapfrog their opponents into the top of the Test rankings.
"All I know is inside that dressing room, and privately, we've all backed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricardo-Gouveia-c84824 Ponting around for the next six months. We want Ricky Ponting to go to the Ashes, there's no doubt about that. Like any batsman, though, you've got to keep scoring runs, and that's by Ricky's own admission. I'm 100% sure and confident Ricky will come through in Perth."
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