Put Ponting in.

[King Elvis]

They'd get twenty thousand plus, and he's better than our other options - and he'd get the send off he deserves tomorrow.

Won't happen, but shit, it's be awesome.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

As a WA supporter - I agree!

 

[Natho]

Yeah please.

 

[Rumblah#16]

No no no no no. - Phil Gould.

 

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/current/story/556532.html

 

[King Elvis]

Australia's coach Mickey Arthur is in no doubt that Ponting has left a significant gap in the team. Ponting's relentless pursuit of fitness, success and consistency often left him as the last man on the field at training, long after younger and fresher legs had been exhausted. Arthur said Michael and David Hussey had filled some of the breach, while David Warner also acted as a source of energy, and runs.

Dare it be said that 17 days after the national selectors deemed it the right time for Ricky Ponting to move on the Australian one-day team is missing him? Perhaps not his batting, which had offered nothing in his final five innings, but certainly his dressing-room influence, energy, drive and focus.

The difficulties faced by the Australian team towards the end of a long and demanding summer - it is set to continue in the West Indies - go beyond the decision to jettison Ponting. But it is significant that the downturn has accompanied his absence. Watson, Clarke and the selectors are now aware of precisely how much was lost with Ponting's removal. It will be a major step for the team if they can conjure the right result without him in the third final.

Article has a point - I was there all day on Tuesday, and our efforts in the field were pathetic; flat, lifeless; everybody just seemed to be going through the motions.

It'd be absolutely incredible if they put him back in today; but they wont have the balls to do it.

 

[sherb]

As a WA supporter - I agree!

As a Tasmanian supporter, I'm inclined to disagree.

 

[King Elvis]

Needed him today.

 

[Xtreme]

Playing in the final of the domestic comp is a different kettle of fish to the international stage. He could have helped with fielding, but he may have hindered the team when it came to batting.

 

[King Elvis]

We made 230.

 

[Underdog]

We made 230.

And Ponting's average of a handful of runs this series would have helped?

 

[frankrizzo]

is ponting going to bowl his medium pacers?

fair enough we struggled with the bat today but since we dumped ponting the batting has mostly been the strength, unless ponting is going to bowl 7 overs for 4-5 an over im not sure how he would help, especially considering the fact he was the worst performing bat in the series from all 3 teams.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Lol yeah, let's just keep taking more steps backwards. Lee is already right on the edge, but can still pick up a very handy 3-4fa.

Ponting was terrible in the ODI's and deservedly dropped. He can get a send off in test cricket, that's the form of the game that matters most anyway.