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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kudos_utopia" data-source="post: 5564802" data-attributes="member: 90660">Australia will perform well in turning conditions, feels PontingAustralia will perform well in turning conditions, feels Ponting Sydney, Sep 22 On a high after thrashing England 6-1 in seven match ODI series, Ricky Ponting feels that spinner friendly pitches in South Africa will does not pose a problem for Australia and asserted that the defending champions have enough arms and ammunition to tackle the turning conditions at the Champions Trophy, starting today.   ''We've played the spinners really well in this series,'' Ponting said. ''I wouldn't expect the wickets in Johannesburg and Pretoria would spin as much as this one did today. Even if they do, we've got a number of players who have played well and performed well in spinning conditions,'' Ponting was qouted as saying by Sydney Morning Herald. England avoided the ignomity of becoming the first international side to lose a one-day series 7-0 by recording a four-wicket victory over Australia in the last match on sunday. Spinner Graeme Swann proved the match-winner, taking five wickets for 28 runs from his 10 overs. Australia, which is pitted in Group A along with India, Pakistan and West Indies, will start their campaign for title defence on September 26 against Caribbeans. With most teams already in South Africa to play the eight-nation tournament, Australia and England will be late arrivals. However, Ponting feels that lack of practise match before the tournament will not hamper Australia's chances as the world champions were preparing for the bienial tourney from last few weeks. ''In an ideal world, it would be nice to be there with all the other teams and get a game under your belt,'' Ponting said. ''Every other side has played a practice game, but we've known for a long time this is how it is so we've had one eye on our preparation for the Champions Trophy the last few weeks as well,'' he said. ''We've got to remain sharp and keep paying attention to the finer detail of everything we do. ''We're on the right track to doing that, so if we can do that when it matters in the Champions Trophy, I'll guarantee there will be a few sides scared of us if we make it through to the big games,'' he added. Australia are a new-look squad to the one that won the Champions Trophy in 2006 in India, but Ponting has been refreshed by the new faces. '''It does revitalise you to know you've got some excellent young guys that are waiting to explode on the international stage,'' he said. The Champions Trophy features the world's top eight teams, split into two groups of four. The top two in each group progress to the semi-finals. The final is at Centurion on October 5. </blockquote>

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