PERTH, Australia (AP) — Captain Ricky Ponting is confident of overcoming a broken finger in time to lead Australia in the fourth Ashes test against England starting Dec. 26.
A fractured little finger on his left hand prevented Ponting from taking the field on his 36th birthday Sunday, and instead watched from the pavilion as his team took the last five England wickets inside an hour of the morning session to complete an emphatic 267-run win that squared the series 1-1.
"I am a really good chance of playing," Ponting said after the victory. "I'll be alright.
"I am not going to be silly and put myself ahead of the team. I will make the decision on the morning of the game …
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