Cricket Australia expects Ricky Ponting to play
Published:Tuesday | December 21, 2010 | 12:13 PM
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland expects Ricky Ponting to play in the fourth Ashes Test and is confident the captain will step out in front of a world-record crowd of 91,000 at the MCG on Boxing Day.
Ponting fractured a little finger in the emphatic third Test win over England in Perth but, despite the selectors adding Usman Khawaja to the squad as cover today, Sutherland remains convinced the Tasmanian will be fit to lead the home side.
The uncapped Khawaja has been in outstanding form in this season's Sheffield Shield, leading the run-scoring charts with 598 at an average of 74.75.
The series is locked at one-all with two games remaining.