Ponting needs to retire. Waiting in the wings for a chance are Khawaja, Doolan, Forrest, Cosgrove, all being in form.
He has to fire in the second innings or questions will be asked (I posted my question above before I saw your Q). There's a few batsman that can step up in addition to the ones you mentioned: Burns, and Cosgrove for the middle order, although Cosgrove would be a hard pick given there are younger players kicking around. You'd have to think David Hussey at this point merits consideration over Punter.
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