DHAKA: Captain Ricky Ponting says Australia may lack the big names it once had, but the three-time defending champion is still good enough to make an impact at this year's World Cup. Ponting said on Thursday the team had not "got off to a good start" by losing its two warmup games against India and South Africa, something he put down to the playing conditions in Asia.
He says that although Australia was missing former top players like Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist, its current squad is rated as the top one-day international team in the world.
Ponting says he is confident that the group of players at the tournament "are good enough to make an impact" at the 14-nation event which starts on
