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 CA, Ponting not excited with Warne's hint of comeback
20th May 2008 14:00 IST
Agencies
Shane Warne may have hinted at his possible comeback against archrivals England for the next Ashes but Cricket Australia and captain Ricky Ponting do not see the idea materialising even if the legendary spinner is good enough for the challenge.
CA's Philip Pope today said the story was a "fairytale".
"We should all have a bit of perspective. Stuart MacGill is looking as fit as I've seen him in the last few years. He's over in the West Indies taking wickets, he's preparing to play a Test match for Australia," he said.
"I spoke to Shane when he came into the office before he left for India and this kind of story certainly wasn't on his agenda," he was quoted as saying by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"If Australia really needed me and there was no one else around, and Ricky (Ponting) thought I could do the job, you would weigh up the options," Warne said.
Interestingly, Warne had also admitted his return would be a "fairytale" but said he would weight up the options in case Stuart MacGill was unavailable for Ashes and Ponting says 'please help us out'.
"If Stuey (Stuart) MacGill fell over and broke his leg, and there were no other spinners around, and Ricky came out and said, 'Mate, can you please help us out for this one-off tour? We need you', that is something I would weigh up."
"If you could just turn up and play Test cricket, that would be cool. I would definitely consider that" Warne said on Monday.
Ponting also did not take the suggestion seriously and said he did not see it happening.
"He (Warne) has never mentioned that to me about coming back for the Ashes and I don't think that will happen," Ponting was quoted saying in 'The Australian'.
"If he (MacGill) keeps himself fit and has the desire and passion to keep playing cricket then I'm pretty sure he would be good enough to get the Ashes job done," Ponting said. |
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