Australia likely to miss Symonds skills during AshesMay 26th, 2009 SYDNEY - The Australian cricket team is likely to miss all rounder Andrew Symond's skills during the forthcoming Ashes series. While Ponting and Co have said that Australian cricket has to move on with or without Symonds, the Sydney Morning Herald is of the view that batting, bowling and fielding skills of this all rounder will be severely missed.
Ponting closely monitoring Flintoff's rehabilitationMay 26th, 2009 LONDON - Australia captain Ricky Ponting is closely monitoring the progress of England all rounder Andrew Flintoff, who played a key role in his team's victory in Ashes 2005 and is currently recovering from keyhole surgery to his right knee. Flintoff has failed to find his 2005 form, but has been named in the England squad for the World Twenty20.
Oz's tremendous past record forced ECB to shift first Ashes match from Lord'sMay 24th, 2009 SYDNEY - Oz skipper Ricky Ponting believes that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decided not to host the first Ashes Test match at Lord's due to Australia's enviable record there. Amazingly, Australia has not lost a single Test match at Lord's since 1934.
Ponting wants nothing more than to win Ashes in EnglandMay 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that he wants nothing more than to be leader of an Ashes winning team in England. With the series to be held between July 8 and August 24, Ponting recalling the 2005 series loss, said: "In 2005, we got off to a great start and then things slipped away from us from there.
Strauss would be Australia's No.1 target during Ashes: PontingMay 20th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has publicly dared England skipper Andrew Strauss to stand up to an onslaught of pressure coming his way. Boldly declaring that Strauss would be Australia's No.1 target for the Ashes series, Ponting has begun a merciless psychological campaign that has been used successfully against previous opposition leaders.
Ponting says Symonds could make Ashes squadMay 19th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian captain Ricky Ponting says he wouldn't be surprised if Andrew Symonds is named in the Ashes squad tomorrow. Ponting said he expected a 16-man touring party to be named for the Ashes with the first Test starting on July 8 in Cardiff.
Ponting believes England will field Harmison, Vaughan in AshesMay 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes both Michael Vaughan and Steve Harmison will find a spot in the England squad during the upcoming Ashes series. Vaughan, who captained England to Ashes glory in 2005, and pace bowler Harmison, who was one of the stars of that series, are currently out of an England squad which won the first of a two-Test series against the West Indies in convincing fashion last week.
Ponting rested, Clarke to lead Australia against PakistanApril 8th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Michael Clarke will lead Australia in the five match One-day series against Pakistan in Dubai and Abu Dhabi starting April 22. The selection committee decided to rest Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey and Mitchell Johnson in view of the forthcoming Ashes and Twenty20 World Cup.
Oz cricketers eyeing 250, 000 dollar cash bonanzaMarch 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia's cricketers are about to have a 250, 000 dollar payday. With captain Ricky Ponting to officially get his hands on the world championship trophy, the International Cricket Council's gold mace, and two sizeable cheques during an ICC ceremony in Johannesburg tomorrow, the team stands to benefit hugely.
Ponting wants Ashes specialist spinnerMarch 23rd, 2009 CAPE TOWN - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has appealed to the national selectors to provide him with a specialist spinner for the Ashes series. The appeal has gone out following the disastrous debut of Bryce McGain in Cape Town, reports The Age.
Cape Town Test: McGain could use bare patches to his advantageMarch 19th, 2009 CAPE TOWN - Australian debutant leg spinner Bryce McGain could use the bare patches on the Newlands strip here to his advantage, and deliver some telling blows for his team in their third and final Test match against the South Africans. Captain Ricky Ponting said yesterday that if McGain is picked, it would be because it is believed he is the best man for the conditions.
New kids in Oz team drive Ponting to cricketing nirvanaMarch 12th, 2009 DURBAN - Ricky Ponting is as happy as he has ever been in his long and successful cricket life, and he credits the new kids on the block for it. "This is as happy as I've been in my whole career as an Australian player," Fox Sports quoted Ponting as saying after completing a series triumph against the South Africans in Durban.
Ponting wants more say in selection mattersFebruary 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said he wanted more say in the selection of the team, specially in important decisions like players' rotation. 'I think it's important that we have got guys fresh mentally and physically for when we really need them,' Ponting said.
Ponting says he was reluctant to take a breakFebruary 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that he wanted to lead the team at a time when they are going downhill, but was forced to take a break under instruction from the selectors. Ponting was rested from at least the next two games of the Chappell-Hadlee series against New Zealand with an eye to the gruelling international schedule before Australia.
Gap between our best and worst is huge: PontingJanuary 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - As Australia Saturday head into the last Test trailing 0-2, captain Ricky Ponting admits it is a disappointing position to be in at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) that has been a happy hunting ground for the hosts. Ponting would be looking to atone for the losses in the first two matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), which is special for him.
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