Ponting backs Hair's comeback move by Cricketarchive Staff

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RT Ponting

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DateLine: 22nd September 2006

 

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed controversial umpire Darrell Hair to return to international cricket.

 

“It would be good to have my countryman back. If he’s one of the best umpires in international cricket then of course he should be umpiring," Ponting said.

 

“You need to have the best umpires umpiring cricket at the highest level and obviously Darrell has been on the international panel for a long time. There's been a bit happening over the last month or so with Darrell but I have always considered him to be a very good umpire and we will see how he performs in the Champions Trophy,” he added.