Australia's captain Ricky Ponting, delighted after sealing the ODI series against India, said it was a great win as India is not an easy place to play in.
With two days still to play, England are firm favourites to secure the win in Manchester, one that would seal victory in the five-match series with one test still to come.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he plans to continue playing at the international level, and banished thoughts or recommendations of early retirement from the game.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting quit Twenty20 Internationals on Monday, hoping the decision would prolong his career in other formats of the game.
Ponting received his commemorative cap from compatriot ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Glenn McGrath during the tea break
After spending two seasons with the team as player, Australia's two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting will take over as head coach of Mumbai Indians for the eighth season of the Indian Premier League. He will replace John Wright, who was the team's coach for Season 6 and 7.
A lacklustre Australia maybe on the brink of losing the Ashes urn to England but Ricky Ponting, a superior skipper than his predecessor Steve Waugh, is still the best man to lead the side in Tests, according to former captain Ian Chappell. Chappell felt the selectors sold Ponting down the river, picking an all-pace attack for the unresponsive pitch at The Oval and blaming Ponting for the debacle would be barking up the wrong tree.
In what could be his final tour to India, Ponting set the record straight finally by posting his first Test century on Indian soil, on day one of the first Test against India in Bangalore on Thursday.
The Aussie captain answered a barrage of questions on topics related to cricket and beyond it.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has questioned Joe Root's comments about England's bowlers during the Ashes and said that as captain of the touring side the onus is on him to make changes when needed.
The Australian skipper has vowed to clinch back the famous urn from England when they meet in November later this year.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has sparked controversy again! He's questioned Sachin Tendulkar's role in 'Monkeygate'.
Australia's captain scored a brave unbeaten century in a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test.
A day after Australia's humiliating tri-series defeat against India, Ricky Ponting's continuance as captain came under scrutiny with critics bluntly telling the beleaguered leader to take a break from the game and sort out his batting woes.
Five-time World Cup winners Australia were whitewashed 5-0 by hosts England in the ODI series which concluded last month, extending their poor ODI run having won only 16 of their last 18 matches.
The Australia captain missed two games against Sri Lanka as part of the selectors' rotational policy
Ricky Ponting has achieved the fifth best all-time Test batting rating following his exploits in the first Ashes Test.
The Australian captain was on Tuesday fined 100 per cent of his match fee.
Smith needs just 315 runs to become the fourth Australian batter after Ricky Ponting (13378), Allan Border (11174), and Steve Waugh (10927) to reach the landmark of 10,000 Test runs.
A heartwarming video released by Delhi Capitals shows Pant interacting with the children of his team-mate David Warner and Coach Ricky Ponting.
Ricky Ponting's legacy as captain is at stake in the deciding fifth Ashes Test against England and his phenomenal success of the past would be forgotten if the team doesn't win the match, reckons former Australian skipper Allan Border.
Ricky Ponting cracked an impressive 90 not out to steer Australia to an easy eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second One-day International.
Ness Wadia says bigger IPL window needed, all for Champions League revival.
The Australian captain said he felt the key to the result had been an intense training session on Saturday.\n
Australia and India are set to play three, and possibly five, matches in Belfast, Northern Ireland this June.
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting backed Rishabh Pant after his strategic blunder cost the team a spot in the play-offs, saying he is still young and learning the ropes of captaincy and remains the right choice for the job.
'Would he have dominated during my era or before my era? I think he would.'
As Michael Clarke gets ready to play the final Test of his career, what will be remembered -- like his predecessor Ricky Ponting -- will not be their many triumphs, but the failure to win the Ashes on English soil.
Australia's captain was voted best player, and also won the Test Player of the Year and One-Day Player of the Year awards.
West Indian batting legend Brian Lara's knowledge of how to amass big scores at rapid rate without putting his wicket at risk makes him a "superior" batsman of his era than Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, writes former Australian captain Ian Chappell.
It was a day to remember for 30-odd unprivileged children, from different Mumbai-based NGOs, as they rubbed shoulders with Mumbai Indians' heroes, including Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and team mentor Anil Kumble in Mumbai on Thursday.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels the controversial Decision Review System should have been trialled in One-day and Twenty20 cricket before being introduced in Tests as the innovation still needs some "refinement".
England's coach said Ponting had abused him after he was run out by a substitute in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.
Mumbai Indians' captain Ricky Ponting says his team has some thinking to do following the narrow defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Thursday's IPL match.
"We've been very good there is no doubt about it," Ponting told Australian television.
An admirer of New Zealand's inherent discipline, Australia captain Ricky Ponting has advised his teammates against playing to the gallery when they take on the Kiwis in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Australian cricket is in a "mess", says former England captain Mike Gatting, who feels an out-of-form Ricky Ponting should step down as captain to ensure that his batting does not suffer.
