“Australia Will Have Several Surprise Inclusions For England Tour”: Ricky Ponting | Cricket News

Legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting has predicted some shock inclusions within the Australian squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) remaining and the Ashes in England from the one that’s at the moment touring India. Australia secured a spot within the WTC remaining at The Oval in June after accumulating the required share factors following their nine-wicket win in opposition to India within the third Border-Gavaskar Test at Indore just lately.

The spin-friendly tracks in India had prompted Australia to choose a squad suited to the sub-continent’s circumstances. They included Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb — two supposedly good gamers of spin — in addition to a clutch of spinners, together with Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann and Todd Murphy, for the collection.

Ponting feels that with the English circumstances not anticipated to be conducive to spinners, the selectors might go for rookie pacers Lance Morris and Aaron Hardie for the two-month tour of England.

“Lance Morris is part of that (India) squad and maybe someone like Aaron Hardie (could be a surprise inclusion). I actually threw his (Hardie) name up when Cameron Green was going to miss that last Test (against South Africa due to finger injury) in Sydney,” Ponting instructed ICC Review on Wednesday.

“I threw Aaron Hardie’s name up as an all-rounder, a similar type of player to Green, not as quick with the ball, but a very good batsman who made a brilliant a hundred in the (domestic) Sheffield Shield final last year.” The legend felt that if all-rounder Mitchell Marsh returns to full health, he might get the nod forward of Hardie.

“But his (Hardie) selection might depend on someone like Mitchell Marsh, if he’s back to full fitness, then he’s probably going to find his way on the plane to England as a back-up all-rounder for Cameron Green as well.” On whether or not Renshaw and Handscomb, two doubtlessly good gamers of spin bowling, might be within the England-bound squad, Ponting mentioned, “Matt Renshaw was picked on this (India) tour because everyone felt he was a good player of spin. Peter Handscomb was picked on this tour to India because he’s a good player of spin bowling.

“I feel you’ve got seen that by means of this collection at completely different occasions. But when you concentrate on the completely different set of circumstances within the UK, then I would not be stunned if perhaps neither of these guys are on that tour.

“I think there’s a good chance that Renshaw will be on that tour, but I’m not so sure about Handscomb and if he’ll make it to England or not.” Ponting, who performed 168 Tests and 275 ODIs, additionally felt left-hand opening batter Marcus Harris might get a look-in for the English summer season task.

“Someone like Marcus Harris might even get another opportunity back into that Ashes squad. He was part of the squads through the Australian summer without actually playing.” On the continuing Test collection in opposition to India, Ponting mentioned his nation’s gamers will take residence a variety of positives. Australia at the moment path 1-2 within the collection however the former skipper mentioned the workforce confirmed loads of spirit in profitable the third Test in Indore.

“I think all the spinners (have performed well) … and I think at different times, most of the batters have actually shown that they can cope and survive in those conditions.

“The quicks have not had an opportunity to bowl and Australia have had the fellows coming out and in as properly. But I feel, Usman (Khawaja), Travis (Head), (Marnus) Labuschagne, (Steve) Smith after which the entire spinners which have performed, I feel there are some actual positives there.

“It’s just a bit of a shame that it’s taken Australia to the start of the third Test match to find the right style of play.” Australia will play the fourth and remaining Test in Ahmedabad beginning Thursday.

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