Ponting to take a break after Ashes
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
SYDNEY, Aug 11(AFP): Australia will give Test skipper Ricky Ponting a break after the crunch Ashes series with England as it experiments with its one-day and Twenty20 line-ups, selectors said today.
Ponting will miss both Australia's Twenty20 matches against England, a one-off one-dayer against Scotland and the beginning of the one-day series against England as he returns home for a rest.
Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said the Australian captain was "having his workload managed" as the team's full schedule meant he would not get another break until next year.
Ponting will miss both Australia's Twenty20 matches against England, a one-off one-dayer against Scotland and the beginning of the one-day series against England as he returns home for a rest.
Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said the Australian captain was "having his workload managed" as the team's full schedule meant he would not get another break until next year.