Australia captain Ricky Ponting [Images] will decide his team for the second Test against Bangladesh at the last minute on Sunday to give Shane Warne [Images] time to recovery from a sore shoulder.
"We will have to wait until the morning to see Shane bowl in order to determine the team," Ponting told a news conference on Saturday.
Leg-spinner Warne suffered a sore shoulder in the second innings of the first Test which, Australia won by three wickets after being outplayed over the first two days.
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"Bangladesh will take a lot of confidence from their performance in the first Test," Ponting said, adding that the wicket in Chittagong would favour the spinners.Australia, who came to Bangladesh straight after a tour of South Africa, had a brief practice session on Saturday afternoon and most bowlers including Warne remained at the team hotel.
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