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Ponting rushed back for must-win match

ABC News 02/06/2009 16:16
Ponting rushed back for must-win match - Ponting - Sydney - line up


Ricky Ponting has been brought back into the Australian line-up ahead of schedule for tomorrow's one-day international against New Zealand in Sydney.



The Australian skipper sat out yesterday's six-wicket loss to the Black Caps at the MCG and was supposed to miss the third one-dayer at the SCG as part of the selection panel's rotation policy.

However with Australia 2-0 down in the five-game series, Ponting has requested that he be allowed to play tomorrow.

"Ricky has today made a strong appeal to be allowed to play given that this is a 'decider' game," chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said.

"Given the circumstance, we have made an on-balance decision to support his request and we will continue to monitor his workload closely.


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