Ponting back in training

Australian captain Ricky Ponting takes partial in a precision event during a Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in January, 2011. Ponting has resumed precision as he attempts to infer his aptness forward of this month’s World Cup.
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MELBOURNE (AFP) – Australian captain Ricky Ponting has resumed precision as he attempts to infer his aptness forward of this month’s World Cup.

However, a makeup of Australia’s final patrol for a array continues to be surrounded by uncertainty, with haven spinner Xavier Doherty battling a behind complaint as well as Mike Hussey struggling with a injure leg tendon injury.

Ponting has not played given a fourth Test opposite England during a MCG in late December, though returned to a nets upon Tuesday.

The 36-year-old shop-worn a small finger upon his left palm in a third Test during a WACA, though aggravated a damage in Melbourne as well as indispensable surgery.

Team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris pronounced a Australian captain would enlarge his effort over a entrance days.

“Ricky Ponting had his initial precision event yesterday given carrying finger operation after a Melbourne Test match,” Kountouris pronounced upon Wednesday, as Australia faced England in a sixth one-day compare in Sydney.

“As partial of his liberation this was a limited event as well as he is approaching to enlarge his precision power in a lead up to a ICC Cricket World Cup.

“He has had no inauspicious outcome from yesterday?s event as well as has lerned again currently during Australia?s batting innings.”

Meanwhile Doherty, who was initial in line to reinstate harmed associate spinner Nathan Hauritz, has been ruled out of a final dual games of a ODI series.

“Xavier Doherty grown a little behind suffering during a one-day diversion in Adelaide upon Australia Day as well as did not sight in Brisbane which authorised his symptoms to improve,” he said.

“He attempted a little light precision yesterday in Sydney as well as his behind was again painful. His lapse to cricket will be dynamic by monitoring his liberation over a subsequent week.”

Veteran batsman Mike Hussey is additionally struggling to be fit for a World Cup after a critical injure leg tendon damage which compulsory surgery.

His expected replacement, a injury-plagued Shaun Marsh, has additionally been struck down by a injure leg tendon aria suffered during a Gabba upon Sunday.