Ponting labels Windies a ‘disgrace’ for T20 World Cup failure

Ricky Ponting has castigated the West Indies for failing to qualify for the Twenty20 World Cup’s Super 12 stage and raised concerns about their quality as an opponent for the opening two Tests of the summer in Australia. “It’s a disgrace,” Ponting said at the SCG on Saturday before the opening match of the main draw, a sellout between Australia and New Zealand. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s really so bad for their cricket.” Unbeaten in a Test series for from 1980 to 1995, the current group of Caribbean cricketers lost two of their three qualifying matches over the past week, to Scotland and Ireland, beating only Zimbabwe. Qualifiers Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Ireland earned a place in the Super 12 with two wins from three matches.

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