Australia's success has been compared with some of the nation's great Test teams led by Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.
A rampant Mumbai Indians will present a stern test of character for the rattled Punjab Kings in a virtual semi-final when the two teams face-off in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The Australian skipper has vowed to clinch back the famous urn from England when they meet in November later this year.
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.
Australia's captain scored a brave unbeaten century in a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test.
Australia's batting great Ricky Ponting on Friday said he was 'surprised' by the Indian camp's wording around Rohit Sharma's absence from the Sydney Test.
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.
Ricky Ponting was the coach of Mumbai Indians for three seasons and Rohit Sharma spent a lot of time with the former Australian skipper.
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.
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.
The Australian captain was on Tuesday fined 100 per cent of his match fee.
The Australian captain said he felt the key to the result had been an intense training session on Saturday.\n
Afghanistan and Punjab Kings all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai is determined to translate his remarkable ODI achievements into the T20 format.
Australia and India are set to play three, and possibly five, matches in Belfast, Northern Ireland this June.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Australia's captain was voted best player, and also won the Test Player of the Year and One-Day Player of the Year awards.
After questioning Sachin Tendulkar's conduct during the 'Monkeygate' scandal inquiry in his autobiography, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting now says he has made peace with the key Indian characters in the ugly episode during his stint in the Indian Premier League Ponting, who, in his book, At the Close of Play, said he was taken aback by Tendulkar's statement which backed Harbhajan Singh in the furore, said the matter is behind him now.
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".
Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has voiced his support to Ricky Ponting's suggestion that restrictions must be imposed on bat sizes in test cricket to negate an unfair advantage for the men at the crease.
His post garnered plenty of replies, some asking if Dada's tweet suggested he didn't approve of Gambhir as head coach.
Australia selectors want Ricky Ponting to be part of the back-to-back Ashes series in 2013, coach Mickey Arthur has said, but the third and final Test against South Africa in Perth may be his last chance to reverse a run of wretched form.
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.
England's coach said Ponting had abused him after he was run out by a substitute in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting says he would consider the role of chairman of selectors if offered the job and is also open to discussions on a coaching position with the team.
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.
This squad is by far one of the most compact in Punjab's IPL history and with the tactical genius of Ricky Ponting at the helm, it will be a folly to write them off at any time of the competition.
Ricky Ponting has been asked to step back into the role of Australia captain after skipper Michael Clarke was ruled out of their One-day triangular series match against Sri Lanka on Friday, chairman of selectors John Inverarity has said.
"We've been very good there is no doubt about it," Ponting told Australian television.
'When I was injured, I had a conversation with myself that when I am back, I should be looking better, moving better and thinking better. Something that keeps me awake at night is that I should not be in the same place.'
The Australia captain moved up to joint-third in the all-time ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.
Under attack Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has quashed speculation that he will retire as Test captain if Australia loses Thursday's World Cup quarter-final against India.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has used his team's first-round exit from the Twenty20 World Cup for some intensive practice with his rebuilt side before the Ashes series starting next month.
Ricky Ponting has urged the Indian public to make its own judgement on Harbhajan Singh, after the off-spinner's attack on S Sreesanth.
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