http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 reiterates to score well to retain place in the team – Cricket News Update
Australia’s most senior cricketer and former captain, Ricky Ponting, has reiterated his desire to overcome his lean-patch and lash big scores in a bid to retain his spot in the Kangaroo camp for some more years to come. He also suggested his teammate, Michael
Hussey, to do the same.
Both Ponting and Hussey, the veteran batsmen, have been out-of-form since the dawn of the calendar year with the former scoring his last international ton two years back, while the latter failing constantly to play long innings.
During the Oz side’s last two Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, the duo did not score well, provoking the national selectors and the fans alike. Currently, a large number of the fans are demanding immediate ouster of at least one of the two
seniors so that some talented youngsters replace them.
However, there are some former teammates who back Ponting to stay in the camp and pass on his rich experienced to the young players. Ponting too thinks on the same lines, claiming that seniors’ presence in the team is necessary at the juncture when they
are passing through a transition phase.
Talking to the media today, Punter said, “With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 and I both being guys that have been around a long time, and with the transitional phase the team's going through, I think it's important that guys like us are around. But at the same time we've got to
be toeing the line and scoring runs consistently.”
He further told, “Mike had done that up until the last couple of Tests, and I felt like I was getting back into a bit of rhythm before the Hobart game. We all know what our jobs are. As international sportsmen these days you have to be performing day in,
day out, and we've got that challenge ahead of us now.”
Some cricket experts suggest that Australia’s upcoming home Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will be the last chance for the two batters to regain their lost momentum and lead the batting wing by posting big scores. The high-voltage series, which consists of 4
matches, is set to start on Boxing Day.
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