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In his column in The Australian Ricky Ponting asks "do we gamble on Symonds?"

Can we afford to go into such a big event with just 14 fit players in case we get another couple of injuries? All these things have to be considered and it's going to be a difficult decision for the selectors as to which way they go.

Malcolm Conn writes in the same paper Australia’s heavy training loads have led to the bowlers leaking big totals.

Alex Brown, in the Sydney Morning Herald, looks at South Africa’s push to take Australia’s No. 1 one-day ranking.