India vs Australia: Drawn series will be worse for Australia than the loss a couple of years ago, says Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting feels that the current drawn series will be worse than Australia’s loss during the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar series. India had won the Border-Gavaskar series 2-1 when it last toured the Australian continent.

“I think a drawn series will be worse than the loss a couple of years ago. That’s the way I look at it, considering how hard India have found it going through 20 players in a series, (Australia) having Warner back for the last couple of games, Smith back for all them that they didn’t have last time around.”

“A draw would not only feel like a loss to them but be a worse result than last series,” Ricky Ponting told cricket.com.au

He appreciated India’s resilience and said, “”India’s resilience has got to give up at some stage. They can’t keep doing what they’ve been doing, being so resilient, and tomorrow it might be that day.”

“The last day of the series, potentially playing for another draw, I’ve just got a feeling that something’s got to give. And Australia on the other hand, they know they have to go flat out and give everything to win the series,” he said.

Series is currently level 1-1, one match drawn

As the series is level 1-1, with one match drawn, Ponting talks about Australia’s probable bowling technique that might be seen on the last day of the series.

“I think it will be Hazlewood and Cummins. I think the up-and-down bounce will suit them. Starc, I think probably won’t get much of an opportunity with the newer ball.”

“I think they’ll use him in short, sharp spells to run and bowl fast and unsettle like he did yesterday afternoon. The majority of the wickets will go to the two big, tall right-armers,” Ponting added.

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