Australian selectors have added Usman Khawaja, drummer highly rated New South Wales, in their coverage of the Ponting team.
"We are confident that Ricky will be available," said Andrew Hilditch, Chairman of selectors Australia.
"Thanks to an abundance of caution we named Khawaja pending."
"Usman richly deserves this opportunity after his excellent form at the national level, the last season and continue this season."
Khawaja, 24, was born in Pakistan, but towards the Australia as a seven years.
If he plays at the CWM, it will become the first Muslim to represent the Australia in test cricket.
He emerged as a giant of a group of young Australian batsman talent but struggled against England earlier to tour playing A Australia, scoring 13 and nothing in Hobart.
He was particularly moving by a hostile spell Frédéric Ajmal bowling and rejected in the second round by Tim Bresnan, which should replace Steve Finn in the consideration of Melbourne.
Khawaja is the best marker run in Sheffield shield cricket this season with 598 runs at an average of 76.8, which contrasts strongly with Ponting, which marked tracks only 83 ashes series.
Left-hander toured England last summer in Australia team to test against Pakistan series, but did not make an appearance.
England crossed Australia travelling from Perth to Melbourne Tuesday while frappeurs coach Graham Gooch and Bruce French coach wicketkeeping, returned.
Program performance Squad also flown back in England, leaving test squad without appeal in the case of injury, the players back-up.
England will not start their preparations for the review of the fourth until Christmas Eve.
They should have nets on Christmas day, but management gave players a prolonged break with their families after the conclusion at the beginning of the third review Sunday.
The decision to rest players from England comes after more than six weeks on the road, with several bowling tired on the side.
James Anderson is faced with a side strain and Finnish seemed jaded in Perth.
Weather forecasts in the long term for the Sydney area suggest that the review of the fifth is affected by rain, making the result for Melbourne crucial for both teams. The Australia have won the series to regain the ashes.
Early forecasts have stated there is a risk of 75 percent of the rain on the final three days of review of Sydney, which is expected to begin on January 3.
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