Need longer Test breaks: Ponting

Australian captain Ricky Ponting has lashed out at administrators on players8217; hectic Test schedule, saying such a programme was 8220;unacceptable8221; and asked for longer breaks between matches.

8220;We just didn8217;t have a break. Two days between most Test matches that we8217;ve just played is not nearly enough,8221; Ponting said. 8220;We do have to have a look at the amount of time between Tests. I think we8217;ve played five in five weeks, in extreme conditions,8221; he was quoted as saying in The Age .