I have achieved a lot as captain: PontingSeptember 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Despite suffering a humiliating Ashes defeat and facing several ups and downs during his captaincy in the recent past, Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes that he has achieved a lot as the skipper of the Oz team. Regretting the two consecutive Ashes defeats in England, Ponting said his record still speaks for his performance.
Smith says there is nothing wrong in Flintoff's decisionSeptember 20th, 2009 LONDON - South African skipper Graeme Smith has defended Andrew Flintoff decision to become a freelancer, and said like all professional sportsmen he wants to earn the best money he can. The decision of Flintoff to not sign a new contract with the ECB has sparked a massive club vs country clash of interests across in every major cricketing nation.
Ponting plans to undertake 2013 Ashes tour of EnglandSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has made it clear he wants to return to England for the 2013 Ashes. Ponting said that having made the decision to retire from Twenty20 cricket internationally, he was hopeful about prolonging his Test career and making it to the 2013 Ashes squad.
Flintoff's three-month 'push-button' rehab stint in DubaiSeptember 9th, 2009 LONDON - Star English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff would be spending the next three months in Dubai recovering from the operation on his right knee. "It's always easier doing rehabilitation in warm weather and that's the main reason why we've decided to go to Dubai," Flintoff told his website.
Ponting hopes to go out on a high in EnglandSeptember 8th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who will rejoin the tour of England today, has said that he wants to leave the country on a high after what has so far been a dissapointing tour for the Kangaroos. "I'm looking forward to getting over to England and joining the guys.
Bopara confident of comeback to England Test sideAugust 23rd, 2009 LONDON - England batsman Ravi Bopara has vowed to return a better player after being dropped for the Ashes decider against Australia at the Oval. His place was taken by Jonathan Trott, who marked his Test debut with a century.
Freddie Factor will inspire team, says StraussAugust 20th, 2009 SURREY - England captain Andrew Strauss reckons that the Freddie Factor will inspire his team to do well in the fifth and final Test match at The Oval. Strauss believes the script has already been written for all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who will retire from Test cricket, to produce another epic show in his farewell Test.
Ball that bowled Ponting was the most career satisfying: SwannAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann has said the ball that bowled Australian captain Ricky Ponting for 17 in the second innings of the just concluded Edgbaston Test was the most satisfying delivery of his fledgling international career. In an article for The Sun, Swann said: "The ball with which I bowled Ricky Ponting at Edgbaston was the most satisfying of my career.
'Frustrated' Ponting smashed door after losing wicket to Swann's "dream ball"August 4th, 2009 LONDON - Even though the Kangaroos must have been relieved to escape from the third Test last night with a draw, Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting had earlier vented his anger by smashing a door after his second-innings dismissal. Ponting was targeted by the villain boos when he came out to bat, but he lost his cool when Graeme Swann's ball-of-the-century contender claimed his wicket.
Ponting wants his team to forget about Flintoff's retirementJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has told his team not to lose focus in the wake of Andrew Flintoff's retirement announcement. "Whenever he plays ...
"Flintoff's retirement can be a boost for English players", says GilchristJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - Former Australian cricket star Adam Gilchrist fears that England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's looming retirement will motivate the England squad in the four remaining Ashes Tests. "I don't think the Aussies will be affected but it (Flintoff's retirement) can be a boost for the English players.
Ashes Test: Ponting has got it right, says BenaudJuly 12th, 2009 CARDIFF - By closing his side's first innings with a lead of 239, Australian captain Ricky Ponting has set his England counterpart Andrew Strauss a task that will test his leadership as well as his batting ability, feels former player and noted commentator Richie Benaud. "I was disappointed in England's bowling attack because I've been singing its praises of late.Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Andrew Flintoff were in the form of their lives and I rate Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar highly," Benaud says in his article for News of The World.
Ponting Into Politics rather than Cricket Before Ashes OpenerJuly 8th, 2009 CARDIFF - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has urged Welsh fans to support his team as the Ashes series starts in Cardiff today. Ponting believes that old hostilities between the Welsh and the English could cause Cardiff locals to support Australia.
Don't want to see John with an England jumper on, says PontingJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an adviser. "I just hope I don't see him with an England jumper on.
Ponting uneasy about Buchanan's coaching stint in EnglandJune 30th, 2009 WORCESTER - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says that he is uncomfortable about former coach and mentor John Buchanan taking up a coaching stint with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). "I just hope I don't see him with an England jumper on.
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