MELBOURNE: Australia can effectively shield its World Cup title in England this year with Steve Smith and David Warner back in the conflict, recently named aide mentor Ricky Ponting said Sunday.
His playful evaluation comes in spite of the fizzling group losing its two latest ODI arrangement at home, to India and South Africa.
"Completely, I really do," said Ponting when inquired as to whether Australia could win the World Cup.
"India and England are most likely the two champion groups at the present time yet on the off chance that you include Warner and Smith once again into that lineup, I feel that group looks as solid as any.
"Conditions in England will suit our style of play," included Ponting, who was named on Friday as right hand to mentor Justin Langer for the World Cup, concentrating on the batting gathering.
The previous national commander is colossally experienced in the one-day amusement, playing at five World Cups and succeeding at three.
"I think I have a quite decent handle on the stuff for competitions like that," he said.
"Ideally I can have an effect directly from the begin. The criticism from the young men has been sure."
Ponting, a nearby partner of Langer, will begin after Australia's forthcoming one-day visits against India and Pakistan.
Smith and Warner are accessible for determination again from March 29, when their one-year bans for ball-altering lapse. Cameron Bancroft, who was suspended for nine months, is as of now back playing.
"When we get Warner and Smith and Bancroft over into the brawl, and looking forward to the World Cup, I don't assume they'll be an excess of better groups on paper.
"You have a ton of experience just as a reasonable piece of youth going into that competition," he included.
"Any group I've been a piece of, we've generally had a great blend of youth and experience and this present gathering will absolutely have that going into the World Cup."
Ponting, who played 375 one-dayers and 168 Tests, recently filled in as a right hand with Australia's T20 side in 2017 and 2018.
He additionally went with Langer amid his first visit — to England — subsequent to assuming control as head mentor from Darren Lehmann last April following the altering embarrassment in South Africa.
Ponting recommended he could be accessible for the T20 World Cup one year from now, in spite of the fact that his commentating obligations amid the Australian summer made it difficult for him to resolve to Test cricket.
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