Empty seats baffle Ponting

This is so true. The WI has not got the support from the fans turning out. We need to go to the matches and support the team. With little local support, we aren't doing well. The WI team needs the crowds to do well. Jacqueline Cricinfo - Blogs - World Cup Monitor

Empty seats baffle Ponting

Posted by Sriram Veera

Ricky Ponting is used to playing in front of some massive crowds but the low turnout at some matches in the Caribbean has left him nonplussed. The first day of Australia's rain-interrupted match against West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium attracted only 9000 fans, despite the ground's capacity of 19,000.

Ponting believes if West Indies crash out during the Super Eights, the spectator-count will diminish further. "I couldn't believe there wasn't a full house for the West Indies-Australia game here the other day," he told AFP. "I'm not sure what the reason was for that. But then, if the West Indies do go out, there probably won't be much support around the grounds at all which will be disappointing in a World Cup.

"Getting towards the latter stages there will be a lot of visitors coming in from around the world but it would be nice if a lot of the locals got out and supported the games as well. It would be great for the Caribbean if the West Indies could make it through to the final stages of the tournament."