Ponting rushes back to australia

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Australian
batsman Ricky Ponting will miss
the second Test against Sri Lanka
in Kandy this week, as he has
returned to his Sydney home for
the birth of his second child.
Ponting left Galle directly after
Australia secured a 125-run win
in the first Test on Saturday.
The 36-year-old said that his wife,
Rianna, is expecting in the next
few days.
"Things have been happening
pretty quickly all this week.
Rianna had another scan on
Tuesday and the doc believes it's
going to be in the next few days,"
the Sydney Morning Herald
quoted Ponting, as saying.
"I'm pretty sure the little one will
come a couple of days after I get
back hopefully. As the tour has
worn on one thing I didn't want
to do if at all possible was to miss
the birth. Rianna has obviously
started to struggle a bit more the
last few days. She just needs me
at home at the moment," he
added.
Ponting further hopes to be back
for the final match of the series in
Colombo, which starts on
September 16.
"If the baby does come in the
next couple of days, I'll stay
around for a few days and
hopefully be able to get them out
of hospital, and be back in time to
prepare and play the third Test
match," he said.
 
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