Edited sentence: " The selectors ended up choosing Western Australian batsman Damien Martyn for the tour, with Ponting selected in the Academy squad-captained by Justin Langer, that toured India and Sri Lanka for seven games in August-September 1993."A lot of attention affects different people in different ways, but Ricky is such a well-rounded young fella that it hasn't changed him."At the start of the season I was wondering whether or not I'd play Shield cricket this year and all of a sudden there's talk in the papers that I'm a chance go on an Australian tour if England," Ponting said."I think it's way out of reach - there are blokes like (South Australia) Jamie Siddons who have scored 20 or 30 first-class centuries who are ahead of me.Australian success was limited winning only several games.He finished the tour second highest in the aggregates, behind Langer.I've told him to enjoy the all the attention and if he just keeps on being himself I'm sure he'll cope well with all the success that I imagine he will achieve.Nevertheless, Shipherd thought Ponting could hand the experience.No batsman scored a century, despite Ponting reaching 99 not out in a one-day game in Colombo.Speculation ignited that Ponting was and outsider to join the Australia squad on their 1993 tour to England