Ricky Ponting pinpoints Australia’s ‘next challenge’ after winning Border-Gavaskar Trophy and reaching World Test Championship final

Though Australia did manage to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy after a decade there has been concern about the age profile of the players. When the side fielded their playing XI in Sydney the age group of the players was at either end of the spectrum. While Sam Konstas was 19-year-old all the members of the team were over 30 years.

“There’s not one player in their 20s in that team. You’ve got one at 19 and everyone else over 30. That’s going to be the next challenge for this Australian group. That’s going to be the next challenge for this Australian group, not just for the Australian team, but for Australian cricket is to bring on this new group of young players. There’s not many opportunities that present themselves,” Ricky Ponting said to ICC.

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