Melbourne, Feb 22(ANI): Veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting owes it to the country's cricket establishment and fans to make squad for the Ashes tour next year, or he will be accused of clogging up the system, a newspaper report has said.
The Daily Telegraph article has said that Ponting's decision to bat on in Test cricket after being axed from the one- day side will be a wasted opportunity for the next generation if the former fails to deliver in the series.
Ponting has said he is eyeing the Ashes, and added that his form in the Test series against India proved that he could still perform at the top level.
"It'd be great to get back to the Ashes. If I'm a good enough player to do that then it'd be great to go back there one more time and hopefully have a few better memories of England than what I've had the last couple of tours. Everybody is [after redemption] as far as Ashes cricket is concerned," he added.
The article also points out that Ponting did not contemplate retirement from Test cricket after being dropped from the one-day cricket.
It also highlighted that Ponting remains uncertain about his future.
"There's two ways you can look at that. Am I better off having momentum behind me with playing more cricket, and scoring runs on a consistent basis, or am I better off getting away for a long period of time, freshening up, training hard, getting my game in good shape and playing? I won't know that until the start of next summer if I make it that far," he added. (ANI)
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