Australia captain Ricky Ponting has demanded a review of security arrangements for the tour of New Zealand after his players were pelted with missiles.
The former skipper believes the Australians were not proactive enough against the Indian bowlers in this match.
Australia's captain Ricky Ponting says he had anticipated a match-winning knock from VVS Laxman going into the fifth and final day of the Mohali Test.
The Australian captain suffered a hamstring strain which has ruled him out for the rest of the Twenty20 World Cup and also rendered him doubtful for the tour of India.
Angry over using his face in a mobile phone application without permission, veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting is mulling to sue an Indian software company, according to reports.
His career at the crossroads after a prolonged slump in form, embattled Ricky Ponting has revealed that he had sought help from his first Sheffield Shield coach Greg Shipperd in an effort to regain his mojoback.
Punjab Kings parted ways with head coach Trevor Bayliss and head of cricket development Sanjay Bangar.
The Australian captain is in the race to retain the Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year awards.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting tested out his broken finger during fielding and throwing drills on Thursday and said he was hopeful of playing the fourth Ashes Test against England 'pain-free'.
The Indian captain also went past the former Australian captain for most Test centuries as skipper.
There is very little that Australia captain Ricky Ponting has failed to achieve in his distinguished career, either as an individual player or as a leader.
"I'm sure the Australian public would love to see him here," the Australia captain said.
It was earlier reported that with Darren Lehmann's contract as coach expiring in 2019, Cricket Australia is in negotiations with Ponting to coach the home team for the event, which is to be played in Australia in 2020.
"We had a very big open heart-to-heart meeting (in 1999), there'd been a bit of build-up at that time, and it came to a head where we had to really identify a few issues, a few things off-field out within the team dynamic," he added.
After scoring a match-winning unbeaten 111 against England on Friday night to take Australia to their second successive Champions Trophy final, Ponting paid tribute to the Indian maestro, who will complete 20 years in international cricket in November.
South Africa ruined Ricky Ponting's farewell with an emphatic 309-run victory over Australia in the third Test on Monday to clinch the three-match series 1-0 and cement their position at the top of the ICC Test rankings.
Australia batsman Simon Katich on Friday sought to defend his underfire captain Ricky Ponting, saying the "players let him down" in the lost Ashes series against England by failing to perform at crucial moments. Katich, who scored 122 in the first Test and aggregated 341 runs in the entire series, said he was disappointed that he could not contribute with bigger totals more often.
DDCA official said that neither did Ponting speak to any of the groundsmen, nor was he promised a fast track.
Australian vice-captain David Warner has no qualms playing under Ricky Ponting and says he is enjoying the role he has been assigned at the moment.
England fans have been asked to stop jeering and respect Australia captain Ricky Ponting in the fourth Ashes Test that starts at Headingley on Friday.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will 'definitely' tough it out and play in the fourth Ashes Test despite fracturing a finger in the third Test victory, according to batting coach Justin Langer.
Statistical highlights from Day 2 in the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval, on Wednesday.
Australia's captain said the umpire is among the best in the business and deserves to stand in the biennial event.
Preity Zinta, like Punjab Kings, is a fighter. Her disappointment today only adds to the fire for tomorrow. The tears she held back will likely fuel next season's charge. Because if there's one thing the IPL has taught us, it's that passion like hers doesn't fade. It only comes back louder.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said he believes that the current England team might be past their absolute peak, adding that Australia can belie their status as Ashes outsiders by regaining the urn in the winter series.
Embattled former Australia captain Ricky Ponting managed to retain his place in the 13-member squad for the first cricket Test against India, starting in Melbourne on Monday.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting smashed a LCD television set in the team's dressing room, apparently in a fit of anger, after he got run out against Zimbabwe, sources in the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) said on Tuesday.
Former players, including Australia's ex-captain Allan Border, have thrown their weight behind the embattled Ricky Ponting with one of them saying that the senior batsman is capable of emulating Indian Rahul Dravid's return to form after a prolonged lean patch.
BCCI president Sharad Pawar says he decided to play down the prize distribution incident because the Indian board has an extremely good relationship with the ACB.
'He knows that Gabba will be a different wicket where he will get to face a lot of bounce and pace and that back foot game needs to be included in his game.'
Ricky Ponting said that Australia winning the World Cup was the highlight of his career
Ricky Ponting notched up his 29th Test century during the second Test against South Africa to equal the feat of Don Bradman
Australia one-day captain believes that playing against the Sri Lanka off-spinner is largely guesswork.
Australian batting great Ricky Ponting feels Suryakumar Yadav has the ability to 'win' the ODI World Cup for India and the selectors should stick to him despite his woeful run in 50-overs cricket.
His career has hit a low with the second Ashes defeat on English soil, but Australian skipper Ricky Ponting remained defiant and hinted at coming back for the 2013 series to make amends for the twin debacles.
Ricky Ponting credited Australia's series win over South Africa to the lessons learnt from last year's Ashes defeat
He became the first player to record 100 wins in the shortest format of the game.
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