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.
England tour one of most enjoyable ever despite Ashes loss : PontingSeptember 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said he enjoyed the England tour despite it being a tough one. Ponting described the tour as one of the most enjoyable visit for him despite suffering a shocking defeat in the Ashes.
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.
Playing Ashes tour of 2013 is achievable, says PontingAugust 26th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Ricky Ponting, who become the first Australian captain to surrender the Ashes twice to England in England, has said that he is determined to play the Ashes tour of 2013, even if he is no longer captaining the side. Australian fans back home want Ponting to be replaced as skipper by his deputy Michael Clarke, after the team lost three of their past five series and slipped this week from first to fourth on the Test rankings.
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.
Oval Test might not be Ponting's last Test on English soilAugust 21st, 2009 LONDON - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that he hasn't thought about the final Ashes Test match at The Oval being his final Test match against England on their soil. Ponting is unlikely to play in the next Ashes series on English soil, which would be held in 2013, but he avoided declaring The Oval Test as the last.
Ponting's legacy as Oz captain on the line at The OvalAugust 19th, 2009 LONDON - The fifth Ashes Test, which begins at The Oval from tomorrow, will be a defining one for Australia captain Ricky Ponting. Victory at The Oval will hand Ponting something that is demanded of any Australia captain worth his salt, a series victory over England, in England, reports Fox Sports.
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.
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 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.
Freddie Flintoff may not be a success in Ashes: PontingMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - The war for Ashes 2009 has begun with Australian captain Ricky Ponting firing the first salvo, questioning whether England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be any good this summer. Flintoff underwent knee surgery in April and has not yet started running properly.
England tipped to block Ponting's Ashes extra man requestMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - England may scupper Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting's plans to field an extra player in each of Australia's two Ashes warm-up matches. In what would be the first shot across Australia's bow, the hosts are reportedly opposed to allowing Ponting to play an extra man in both games as he seeks to give all five quicks an opportunity to push for selection.
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