Ponting adjusting to role of every day batsman and No 3

Despite an ageing body and falling batting average, Ponting has no thoughts of retirement, believing the claims of batsmen fading in their mid-to-late 30s are overrated.The Tasmanian-born btasman stood down from the captaincy of the one-day and Test sides after the 2011 World Cup - expressing a desire to remain in both as a batsman, a role that he is still coming to terms with on the Sri Lankan tour. Aug 2011