Match against Pakistan will be a good test: Ponting

Bangalore, March 16: Australian juggernaut continued to roll in the cricket World Cup as they scored a comfortable seven-wicket win over Canada, but skipper Ricky Ponting said the defending champions have not been tested as yet and the last group match against Pakistan will be first real test.

The Australians today recorded 34th consecutive win in the World Cup and are already assured of a quarter-final berth in the ongoing edition.

Ponting had some words of praise for Canadian top order and expected a tough match against Pakistan, who have also done well so far in the tournament.

“Things went not too bad, their top four or five batted really well, but our batsmen were outstanding. We haven’t fully been tested yet, we will be by Pakistan in Colombo and we look forward to it,” Ponting said after the match.

———PTI