Ricky Ponting has a fame because the Nostradamus of the cricket world, with a observe report of spooky predictions coming true commonly courtesy of his encyclopaedic data of the sport.
Speaking to news.com.au forward of the Australia vs. India ODI sequence, Ponting stated he was unconcerned by the Australian batting order’s varied capitulations through the earlier tour of South Africa.
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The Australians gave up a 2-0 sequence result in lose the sequence 3-2 to the hosts, not batting longer than 35 overs in any of the three losses.
“I always find judging Australian teams outside of major tournaments really difficult, because I think that the last four or five years in particular, it‘s been very rare that we put our best team out ever,” Ponting instructed news.com.au.
“And that’s happened again. In that series (South Africa), we’ve got off to a flying start, everything looked great the first two games, the results were exactly the way that we wanted them to be, but I can see what they’re trying to do, and they’re trying to get exposure to some of these leading into a World Cup.
“You don‘t want to go into a World Cup with a lot of guys that haven’t got much experience, or have an injury like Travis (Head) on the eve of the World Cup, and then you’ve got to find someone to fit into the top order somewhere, so they’re trying to share the load around a little bit and when you’re doing that, you’re going to have ups and downs with the team performance.”
Ponting stated he was wanting ahead to the restricted overs tour of India, with the eventual return of the Australian aspect to full power.
“I honestly feel once they get to India, and the big boys are back around the group, the team will probably have a slightly different look to it, I reckon, to what it had in South Africa,” he stated on the time.
Australia misplaced the primary two video games of the sequence comprehensively, however with a rejigged group at full power, minus an injured Travis Head and injured Adam Zampa who made manner for Tanveer Sangha (who should function within the match), got here again to win the final ODI in a canter.
The present of power was vindication for Ponting, and can give hope to Australian followers who held concern from the group’s stuttering preparation.
Ponting maintains that Australia are “one of the favourites” for the World Cup, and regarded again to his group’s triumph in 2007 within the West Indies.
“Right now, I still think Australia are one of the favourites in the tournament,” he stated.
“ Let‘s say you have 10 games to play before the World Cup – you probably don’t want to be playing your best cricket through those 10 games when you’ve got the bigger games on the other side of that.
“In 2007 going to the West Indies, we played a series against New Zealand in New Zealand. Batted first every time, made 250 every game, lost every game.
“When we got to the West Indies, everyone was saying ‘how can you win?’. Just take it easy, we didn’t have half of our squad there (in South Africa). The World Cup’s a different story for us. Come back and ask me that question at the end of the World Cup.”
Source: www.news.com.au
