Melbourne, Dec. 4 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has assured his fans that his well-publicised wrist injury is little more than a niggle and it will, hopefully, be healed by the end of the summer.

Ponting visited surgeon Greg Hoy in Melbourne today for a scan on his right wrist - which has previously been operated on - and was told there no need for cortisone injections or other treatment for the injury.

"It was not a necessity for me to go and see the surgeon, it was more of a check-up," Ponting said.

"As everyone knows, I''ve had a bit of discomfort over the past few months but most players on the international scene have a bit of pain they''ve got to carry through every season," he added.

Sydney, Dec. 4 : Everyone knows that Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s bunny in almost all the series that have been contested between the two countries since 2001, and if Ponting does go through with his `horses for course” strategy, he would probably have to bar himself from facing the Indians anywhere on the cricket field.

At least, that is what former Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming thinks. Fleming told the Sydney Morning Herald that in cases where a horses for courses policy has been followed in the past, it has always been the bowlers, rather than the batters, who have been made the whipping boys.

Johannesburg, Dec. 4 : Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola has said that the controversial selection policy on coloured players is set to be scrapped in three years after the resounding success within the national side, which now fields top performing non-white players ranked among the world''s best.

Plans have been made to continue the "target transformation policy" - often referred to as a "quota system" - for the next three years before discarding it for merit-based selection.

"The goal is to get merit-based selection at all levels of cricket," Majola told the Sydney Morning Herald last night.

London, Dec 4 : Manchester United players have a hi-tech telly installed in their dressing room that reminds them about their vital appointments — such as pedicures and hair cuts.

The telly also tells the players who is available to run their bath and how their grub is cooked.

“I don’t go into the first team dressing room very often, but I popped in recently to look for a member of staff,” the Sun quoted Manchester United coach Brian McClair, as saying.

“I noticed there was a new addition to the room — a large flat-screen TV. I switched it on and saw there was a scrolling screen informing players of details for the day.

Lahore, Dec. 4 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that if the England cricket team resumes its tour of India, it will send out a ‘positive signal for cricket in the subcontinent.

PCB Chief Operating Officer Salim Altaf told reporters here on Wednesday that it would also clear the path for the Indian team’s tour of Pakistan in January and February.

Lahore, Dec. 4 : The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will meet in Colombo on Friday to discuss the impact of the Mumbai terror attacks, and the consequences for subcontinent cricket.