Ponting says Aussies can look back with pride despite Ashes lossOctober 5th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Australian cricket can look back at its past five months with pride despite the Ashes loss, feels skipper Ricky Ponting. Ponting believes the rejuvenation of the side after the two-one series loss to England will allow the period to be looked back upon as significant.
ICC recognition of Oz pacers shows team is on right track:PontingOctober 1st, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is convinced that his side can regain its mantle as the undisputed best team in the world after the recognition being given to the country's new breed of pace bowlers. Fast bowlers Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus have all gained acknowledgement of their strong past 12 months with nominations for Thursday's International Cricket Council awards.
Ponting adamant that future of Australian cricket is brightAugust 26th, 2009 LONDON - Skipper Ricky Ponting is adamant that the immediate future of Australian cricket is bright in spite of the Ashes loss and that several emerging players have come of age in England. Writing in his exclusive column in The Australian today, Ponting says: "While we had bad sessions at Lord's and The Oval which cost us both games, we completely dominated England at Cardiff and in Leeds, showing there was little between the teams."
"Coming off the back of a strong series victory in South Africa earlier in the year, I believe we're on the right track and our younger players can only get better," he adds.
Clark set to play in Ashes deciderAugust 20th, 2009 LONDON - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has hinted strongly that the selectors are likely to keep faith in fast bowler Stuart Clark at the expense of Nathan Hauritz in the final Ashes Test beginning today What we see at the moment is what we expect," said Ponting who, at 34, will surely be playing his last Ashes Test on English soil. "We're going to have to see something really different to change the make-up of the side considering everything worked really well.
To keep Johnson in rhythm, Ponting to keep a close eyeAugust 10th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia is keen to keep fast bowler Mitchell Johnson bubbling along before the deciding fifth Ashes Test to be played at The Oval. Australia waited 10 weeks on tour for the left-arm paceman to hit form and is wary of allowing him too much time off before the final Test.
Ponting believes Johnson is a new threat without the new ballAugust 5th, 2009 BIRMINGHAM - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes he has unlocked the secret to pace bowler Mitchell Johnson - keep him away from the new ball. There are encouraging signs that Johnson is starting to turn his horror Ashes tour around.
Ponting says no question of dropping JohnsonJuly 30th, 2009 WARWICKSHIRE - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said there was no question of dropping left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson from the team for the third Test against England, and added he and the selectors had never discussed such a possibility. Australia looks set to hold its nerve and gamble the Ashes on Johnson finding the form that has deserted him on tour.
Cricket Australia chief praises Ponting for role in tense Lord's TestJuly 23rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has praised Australian captain Ricky Ponting for his handling of several tense situations during the Lord's Test. Sutherland emphasized that he was not questioning whether England captain Andrew Strauss had caught the ball cleanly off Phillip Hughes, but wanted to know why it was not referred to the third umpire as the catch claimed by Nathan Hauritz had been the previous day.
A 196 Opening Partnership Helps England to Occupy the Driver's Seat at LordsJuly 17th, 2009 England starts off in style the Second Test at Lords and at the end of the day they were 364/6 with captain Andrew Strauss to continue his batting brilliance on Friday morning from where he left yesterday. The Ashes 2009 - 2nd Test
Australia vs England
Played at Lord’s, London, 16-20 July 2009 (5-day match)
England 1st innings
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Andrew Strauss (C)
Not Out
161
266
22
0
60.53
Alastair Cook
lbw b M.Johnson
95
147
18
0
64.63
Ravi Bopara
lbw b B.Hilfenhaus
18
19
4
0
94.74
Kevin Pietersen
c B.Haddin b P.Siddle
32
42
4
0
76.19
Paul Collingwood
c P.Siddle b M.Clarke
16
36
1
0
44.44
Matt Prior (W)
b M.Johnson
8
10
2
0
80.00
Andrew Flintoff
c R.Ponting b B.Hilfenhaus
4
10
1
0
40.00
Stuart Broad
Not Out
7
16
0
0
43.75
James Anderson
Graeme Swann
Graham Onions
Extras
(b 15,lb 2, w 0, nb 6)
23
Total
(6 wickets; 90 overs)
364
(4.04 runs per over)
Fall of wickets: 1.
Ponting takes rookies on a spiritual journey at LordsJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting became a tour guide for his rookie team at Lords on Wednesday. Ponting, on his fourth Ashes tour, didn't have to wear one of the green blazers of officials who guide visitors around the game's spiritual home.
Ponting hosts black tie dinner for cricket WAGs in LondonJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting hosted a gala black tie dinner for some of his team mates and their WAGS here on Tuesday. While beauty Lee Furlong and her boyfriend Shane Watson joined 800 guests, including the entire British cricket squad to raise money for the charity foundation, absent from the group was the highest profile Aussie WAG Lara Bingle and her partner, vice captain Michael Clarke.
No sledge pledge from Cricket Australia: SiddleJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - Cricket Australia had asked its players before start of the Ashes series not to indulge in sledging, but fast bowler Peter Siddle denied receiving any message from the board. Australian players, who are famous for their verbal taunts as their on-field brillance, had received letters banning them from sledging.
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.
Australia to use Ashes series to prove their best: PontingMay 31st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Skipper Ricky Ponting insists that Australia will use the Ashes series to show it is still the most intimidating force in world cricket. The Australian captain is adamant Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus showed during the recent Test series victory in South Africa that they can cope with the pressure of tough opposition in a hostile environment.
Twenty20 no guide to Ashes line up, says PontingMay 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said next month's Twenty20 championship would have little or no impact on the hotly debated bowling line-up for the first Test against England. Australia is scheduled to play four-day matches against Sussex in Hove and then the second-tier England Lions in Worcester in the days leading up to the first Test at Sophia Gardens, which starts on July 8.
MELBOURNE - Australian captain Ricky Ponting insists pace bowler Peter Siddle will be even more threatening at Lord’s in the second cricket Test against England starting Thursday.
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