lockyno1 said:
Still no mention of Watson!:shock:
Confident Ponting ups the ante - and loses
Australia lost its final Champions Trophy warm-up game in Mumbai overnight after captain Ricky Ponting opted to make life difficult for his own batsmen.
Chasing a total of 218 against a Mumbai XI side, Ponting decided to revise the target to 300 to give his batsmen more practice.
Australia fell just eight runs short of victory, finishing at 9 for 292 off 50 overs.
Adam Gilchrist top-scored for Australia with 61 while Ponting made 55 and Damien Martyn added 54.
The home side had made 8 for 218 of its 50 overs,
with all-rounder Shane Watson taking 3 for 42 off eight overs.