Returning Ponting puts faith in Warne

8220;I8217;m sure he8217;ll Warne be given a chance. It would be a shame if it gets to the stage where he doesn8217;t hold the record at all because I think he really deserves to have at least held it for a certain amount of time,8221; said Ponting, who missed Australia8217;s 149-run victory in the first Test because of a family death.

8220;So we8217;ll hope that he gets a good bowl up in Cairns and he can take eight more wickets.8221;

Warne took three wickets against Sri Lanka in Darwin to move into second on the all-time list.