Ponting backs pacer Tait

8220;He might be one of those guys that when he is fit and firing like he is we have to play him because it probably doesn8217;t last forever,8221; Ponting said before the Chappell-Hadlee opener against New Zealand. 8220;Whatever form of the game he plays, he8217;s good enough to knock batsmen over at any time. It doesn8217;t just apply to one-day cricket. If his fitness is good and he can back up and bowl a number of spells8230; he could easily slot into our Test team as well,8221; Ponting was quoted as saying by The Age.

Tait8217;s bowling action has been suspected by the Kiwis with captain Daniel Vettori saying that 8220;people are going to speculate8221; about the legality of his deliveries.

But match referee Roshan Mahanama said the matter never came up for discussion among the officials.