India, Nov. 12 -- Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting has pointed out the real chink in the armour for India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under. The Indian team is eager to complete a hat-trick of Test series win on Australian soil, but Ponting suggests that they will miss the services of Mohammed Shami, who is still not fully fit and has been left out of the squad. Shami was confident of getting a place in India's BGT squad a few weeks back, but he failed to prove his fitness post his recovery from an ankle injury sustained last year.

Ponting asserted that Shami's absence will be a big loss for the visitors, as India will miss his skills on Australian soil.

"The big omission is Shami not being fit. I think that's a...