The No.6 spot in the Australian team is all up for grabs, and it seems a million dollar question to solve for many, but it is not for the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who thinks Cartwright deserves the spot in the middle.
There is a reason for Ponting to stick with Cartwright, who wants a proper batsman at No.6 and a few overs here and there will be a bonus. Adding to that Ponting also made deliberate attempt to stick with Cartwright, who averages 50 in first class Cricket, despite his pair in the current shield games.
"I think it's going to be hard for them (the selectors) not to pick Cartwright," Ponting told cricket.com.au."He averages 50 in first-class cricket, none of the other guys (in the running for the number six berth) around the country are doing that.
"I know he got a pair in the last Shield game, but he also played the last Test in Australia, in Sydney last year.”
While referring to Cartwright's selection in the previous season against Pakistan, Pointing said, "So someone is seeing something there. I thought it was a shock selection when he got picked in Sydney last year, but maybe that was a bit of an audition for what this summer looks like.”
"So unless something extraordinary happens this week in this last round of Shield games, then I think Cartwright will be the man at six."
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