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.
Ponting backs captain ClarkeSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has endorsed Michael Clarke as his successor to captain Australia's Twenty20 side. Cricket Australia is yet to announce who will lead the team following Ponting's decision to retire from Twenty20 internationals to concentrate on his Test and one-day career, but Ponting believes the 28-year-old Clarke, who was skipper for Australia's first three one-day internationals against England, has earned his stripes.
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.
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.
Ponting says consider returning to England in 2013August 24th, 2009 LONDON - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has refused to rule out being back in England in 2013 after losing the Ashes here again. Ponting has probably played his last Ashes Test in England however he conceded he could have unfinished business here.
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.
Ponting believes that Freddie's is on his kneesAugust 4th, 2009 WARWICKSHIRE - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff dodgy knee may not see him take part in the remaining two Ashes tests. Ponting could not help crowing over Flintoff's discomfort on the final day of the third test, when the latter could bowl only eleven overs.
Australia no longer have the aura: StraussJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss says Australia have lost their previous aura and opposition teams are no longer in awe of them. England are 1-0 ahead in the series after the heroics of Andrew Flintoff at Lords last week and are imbued with the belief that the Ashes can be regained this summer.
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.
Aussies itching to rip apart England in Cardiff testJuly 5th, 2009 LONDON - Australian captain Ricky Ponting claims that his team is itching to rip apart England in the First test to be held at Cardiff on Wednesday. Though, the Aussie skipper was disappointed with his squad's performance against the English Lions in a four-day game at Worcester, but he was delighted to see key players like Brett Lee finding form ahead of the tournament.
Buchanan denies split loyalties; will be backing PontingJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Ricky Ponting might be disappointed with John Buchanan's new job as an advisor in the English board, but the former Australian coach will be backing Ponting to win the Ashes. Buchanan said that Ponting can lead the team to a win in the series and atone for their loss in 2005.
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.
England will get a massive boost with Flintoff's return: PontingJune 18th, 2009 LEICESTER - England will get a massive boost with the return of all-rounder Andrew Flintoff to the Test squad ahead of the Ashes series, claims Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Talismanic all-rounder Flintoff, 31, is recovering from a knee surgery.
Australia have incentive to win World Twenty20May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Australia captain Ricky Ponting is excited about the Twenty20 World Cup as his side has a double incentive to win it. Having been the holders of the World Cup and the Champions Trophy, a victory in the shortest form of the game would give them a clean sweep of all the major one-day trophies.
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