SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia skipper Ricky Ponting is preparing to play through pain in his fifth World Cup but he does not think the hangover from his broken finger will hamper his performance.
Ponting, the tournament’s second most prolific batsman behind India’s Sachin Tendulkar and a three-times winner, has not played since fracturing the finger while fielding in the Ashes series in December.
“It’s a little bit sore, but I think it’s going to be a bit sore for a while,” he told reporters at Sydney airport before
