Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Monday attempted to diminish the Ashes fervour by stating that his team is desperate to triumph in India.
A phenomenal talent like Kuldeep Yadav required a "positive environment", filled with a lot of "love and attention" to blossom and he got that at Delhi Capitals, says head coach Ricky Ponting.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting says he can no longer be at his 'absolute best' with the bat but that should hardly be a surprise or concern as even an icon like Sachin Tendulkar is not at his peak anymore.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has revealed before the London court that he was with New Zealand batsman Brendan McCullum when the latter received a phone call from Chris Cairns regarding business proposal linked to match-fixing.
After their ignominious exit from the Twenty20 World Cup Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said they badly missed Andrew Symonds, whose absence affected the balance of his side.
Elated after leading his team to a second successive Champions Trophy title, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said the "devalued" event has been revived in this edition, giving a much-needed boost to one-day cricket.
Cricket's image has taken a beating due to the match-fixing scandal surrounding the Pakistan team, Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Sunday as he called on the ICC to act fast and clean up the game.
The Australian skipper joined his family following the death of a relative.
Australia's grip on the first Ashes Test has been tempered by injuries to captain Ricky Ponting and fast bowler Glenn McGrath.
Ponting told Nine Network's 'A Current Affair' program that "They're (the BCCI) entitled to do whatever they think is appropriate at the time, but to me that would be a little bit extreme. "From what I, and the rest of the Australian players can take from the first two tests is a lot of fun and a lot of enjoyment. "You'd like to think that one little incident like this wouldn't bring undone all the great work that's been done over a long period of time."
Ricky Ponting's rant about England's alleged lack of respect for the spirit of the game rings hollow because Australia is the team which violates it most, said Ashes winning coach Duncan Fletcher.
Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist was voted Australia's best one-day player.
Australia's captain was annoyed with his bowlers for letting India get so close in the first ODI. Only Peter Siddle was spared. That's because he gave away just four runs in the final over, with India needing nine for victory.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has conceded that he would have to play through pain during the entire World Cup due to his finger injury.
US captain Richard Staple said the hammering from Australia in the Champions Trophy match was an experience for his team.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has rated Brian Lara ahead of Sachin Tendulkar as he feels that the West Indian helped his team win more matches.
The Australian captain urged his batsmen to get back to their best form.
Captain Ricky Ponting has dismissed talks of Australia being underprepared for the World Twenty20 Championships by missing the Indian Premier League (IPL) and said his side is instead "in the best shape" following the break before the big event. Ponting along with Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey, deliberately skipped IPL preferring rest ahead of a busy summer for them.
Even before the day was through the Aussie media were singing hosannas to their Test captain-in-waiting.
Smith, who has played just four Twenty20 internationals for Australia since the start of 2023, went unsold at the Indian Premier League auction held in December last year.
His recent poor run notwithstanding, Australian cricket team's stand-in skipper Ricky Ponting says he is still "worth a place" in the side but concedes that reputation alone won't be enough to get him the selectors' nod all the time.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting said his bowlers were a bit off the line with the reverse swinging ball in the Mohali Test and paid the price for that.
Captain Ricky Ponting has promised to maintain Australia's aggression against the West Indies in the team's quest to climb back to the top of the ICC Test world rankings.
Rival captains Anil Kumble and Ricky Ponting unveiled the Border-Gavaskar trophy at a simple function in Bangalore on Wednesday, the eve of the first Test.
He is only the second Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to have breached the mark -- Tendulkar scored 34,357 runs across formats during his decorated career.
I was really surprised when he wasn't flown out even halfway through the series, two Test matches in.'
Embattled Ricky Ponting on Saturday admitted that he and his fellow teammate Mike Hussey need to start scoring runs consistently if they want to hold on to their places in the Australian Test team in the upcoming series against India.
Revealing that Shaun Marsh's elevation to the number three spot in the Australian Test team was a part of captain Michael Clarke's 'long-term plan', Ricky Ponting has said that he has no problem in moving down the order as long as he is part of the playing XI.
The Australia vice-captain spent the last five days in bed, suffering from flu-like symptoms.\n\n
'All the fans in Australia are going to see a very, very, good player.'
Clarke was the unlikely bowling weapon after removing both Tendulkar and Dravid in the sixth ODI.
Mike Hussey will lead Australia for the three-match Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day series against New Zealand.
Waugh said the best bit of advice he could pass on to Ponting was to enjoy his team mate's success as much as his own.
Sachin Tendulkar has heaped praise on Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting and said that the former Australia captain still has the same approach to the game as in his playing days.
Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from the Australian Test and One-day captaincy on Tuesday, but hopes to keep playing in both teams. Here is some of the reaction from international cricketing figures and the Australian prime minister.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Sunday admitted that the week-long gap between their two matches left his side a bit rusty in the field during their 60-run win over minnows Kenya in group A World Cup match in Bangalore.
Australia may have lost the aura of invincibility after the likes of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne made their exit but captain Ricky Ponting is happy that the youngsters have made a mark in the ICC Champions Trophy.
