Ricky Ponting wants Mitchell Starc to redeem the art of swing bowling ahead of SA Tests

Former Australian skipper  Ricky Ponting feels pacer Mitchell Starc might t be selected in Australian squ for upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa unless he is able to redeem art of swing bowling in Test cricket again.

Even though Aussie pace spearhe h succeeded in registering eight scalps in first two Tests against India, he was t able to trouble Indian batsmen in final two matches (especially in second innings of respective games) as Team India won four-match series 2-1 to retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy and win consecutive Test series on Australian soil.

'It all depends on what he does': Ricky Ponting

"It all depends on what he does between w and n in nets, it's as simple as that. We've been talking about how he just didn't swing ball. He swung ball beautifully in first two Tests but didn't swing it after that," cricket.com.au quoted Ponting as saying.

"That must be a technique thing, wher he was a bit tired or fatigued. But if he can do something to prove to ... coaches around squ that he's swinging that new ball, in South Africa ball does move and we kw how dangerous he is when ball does swing," Punter ded.

"But we also kw that re might be someone better to play if he's t swinging ball. It's up to him; if he can get some remedial work done to sort his technique out and he starts swinging ball in nets, I'd play him for sure," three-time World Cup winner explained.

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Australia tour of South Africa 2020/21

Aussies will be visiting 'Rainbow Nation' for three Tests in March. At same time, re is official confirmation regarding dates for upcoming Test series and even venues for same remain undecided as well. 

Meanwhile, three-match Test series will form part of inaugural 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship.

Tim Paine-led side will be looking to keep ir ICC World Test Championship final hopes alive after recent 2-1 drubbing against India Down Under. At same time, Australia will be playing red-ball cricket in South Africa for very first time after infamous ball-tampering scandal that h shocked cricket world back in March 2018.

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three Australian players who were accused of tampering with cricket ball in Cape Town Test match were temporarily suspended from international cricket. While Colin Bancroft was banned for nine months and fined  75 percent of his match fee, Steve Smith and David Warner were banned for 12 months with former being fined 100% of his match fee.

Apart from that, both Smith and Warner were also stripped of captaincy and vice-captaincy respectively and reportedly duo also lost out on a few sponsorship deals as well.

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(With ANI Inputs)