<p>Having called time on his successful one-day international career, Ricky Ponting has made it clear that the Ashes tour to England next year was his goal.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He gave every indication he would go on in Test cricket for as long as possible, and Ashes is a priority for the veteran cricketer.<br /><br />"It'd be great to get back to the Ashes," Ponting said.<br /><br />"If I'm a good enough player to do that then it'd be great to go back there one more time and hopefully have a few better memories of England than what I've had the last couple of tours," he added.<br /><br />Australia were humiliated at home by the visiting English side in the last Ashes series.<br /><br />"Everybody is (after redemption) as far as Ashes cricket is concerned," Ponting said.<br /><br />Before being dumped from the ODI side, Ponting dominated the Indian attack in the four-match Test series, which saw him score a double century and a century.<br /><br />"I think I proved to myself and everyone else that I'm still capable of dominating Test cricket as I did in the last series against India," he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Cricket Tasmania has revealed Ponting is "available to play" against South Australia in Saturday's Ryobi Cup one-day final in Adelaide.<br /><br />The decision was arrived at following consultation with Tigers skipper George Bailey, who is not part of Australia's tri-series squad.<br /><br />"I have had a bit of thinking to do and some communication to do with the Tasmanian coaches and players," Ponting said.</p>
<p>Having called time on his successful one-day international career, Ricky Ponting has made it clear that the Ashes tour to England next year was his goal.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He gave every indication he would go on in Test cricket for as long as possible, and Ashes is a priority for the veteran cricketer.<br /><br />"It'd be great to get back to the Ashes," Ponting said.<br /><br />"If I'm a good enough player to do that then it'd be great to go back there one more time and hopefully have a few better memories of England than what I've had the last couple of tours," he added.<br /><br />Australia were humiliated at home by the visiting English side in the last Ashes series.<br /><br />"Everybody is (after redemption) as far as Ashes cricket is concerned," Ponting said.<br /><br />Before being dumped from the ODI side, Ponting dominated the Indian attack in the four-match Test series, which saw him score a double century and a century.<br /><br />"I think I proved to myself and everyone else that I'm still capable of dominating Test cricket as I did in the last series against India," he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Cricket Tasmania has revealed Ponting is "available to play" against South Australia in Saturday's Ryobi Cup one-day final in Adelaide.<br /><br />The decision was arrived at following consultation with Tigers skipper George Bailey, who is not part of Australia's tri-series squad.<br /><br />"I have had a bit of thinking to do and some communication to do with the Tasmanian coaches and players," Ponting said.</p>