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Bangalore: Canada captain Ashish Bagai won the toss and decided to bat against champions Australia in their final World Cup Group A match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.
Canada, who beat Kenya by five wickets for their only win of the tournament so far, should be heartened by their rival associates' performance against Ponting's men.
But they suffered a 97-run thrashing by New Zealand on Sunday although that match did see captain Ashish Bagai make 84 and Jimmy Hansra an unbeaten 70.
However, it was the fact Canada conceded a huge total of 358 for six that most concerned Bagai.
The title-holders eased into the quarterfinals with an unconvincing 60-run win against the North Americans' fellow non-Test nation Kenya at the same stadium on Sunday.
Australia, bidding for a fourth straight World Cup title and fifth in all, may be the only unbeaten side but they have yet to be tested ahead of their final Group A match against Pakistan in Colombo on Saturday.
The result of that match could have a major bearing on Australia's quarterfinal opponents, with the title holders' net run-rate -- something damaged by Kenya's defiance with the bat -- a potential factor.
One thing Ponting will want to see on Wednesday is an improved display by his slow bowlers after leg-spinner Steven Smith, off-break bowler Jason Krejza and left-armer Michael Clarke's combined 19 wicketless overs against Kenya cost 93 runs.
However, Australia did receive a big boost in seeing Michael Hussey mark his first appearance of the tournament with a typically composed fifty.
It had seemed the veteran left-hander would miss this World Cup because of hamstring trouble but he was summoned to the subcontinent as a replacement for injured fast bowler Doug Bollinger.
