Ponting backs Fraser-McGurk to be an all-format player

Jake Fraser-McGurk

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has urged selectors to include Jake Fraser-McGurk in the national team across all three formats following the youngster's explosive performances in domestic cricket, particularly in the Sheffield Shield and one-day cricket for South Australia.

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Fraser-McGurk, 21, made his international debut in the ODI against the West Indies at the SCG last Sunday in the series opener. He blasted 41 off 18 balls, including 31 from a seven-ball onslaught that included three sixes in the final ODI of the series, an innings that prompted Ponting to declare with confidence the batter could be an all-format player for Australia.

"I think he's been talked about for a number of years, to be honest. He burst onto the scene here in Victoria, but he didn't get much more opportunity after that. He moved states this year to South Australia where he's done some pretty amazing things in Shield cricket and in one-day cricket.

"He got that 100 off 29 balls against Tasmania… I just think that sort of talent doesn't come around all that often. You can see guys go out and play, you can see guys make runs, but sometimes it's how they do it that really stands out and some of his Big Bash innings this year were remarkable," Ponting told SEN 1170 Mornings.

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