Chappell had urged Ponting to bat at No.4 in Ashes opener
December 30th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANISydney, Dec 30(ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that selector Greg Chappell had suggested that he should bat at No. 4 in the ongoing Ashes series.
“He [Chappell] mentioned something briefly about the possibility of me batting No.4 for the Brisbane Test match, with someone else coming into the squad to bat at three,” The Age quoted Ponting, as saying.
“That’s about as far as the conversation went. We had probably two minutes talking about the fact.”
“I guess there’s been a few doubts creeping into my mind the last couple of weeks [remaining at No. 3], I’m not going to hide that. I think I definitely have to re-evaluate where I’m at as a Test batsman,” he added.
Ponting is in the middle of one of the worst form slumps of his career, as his tally in the Ashes series so far is a paltry 113 at an average of 16.14.
The 36-year-old has passed 50 just once in the second innings of the Brisbane Test on a wicket that was tailor-made for batting.
Australia currently trails the five-match series 2-1, with the final Test to be played in Sydney from January 2. (ANI)
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