Former captain Ricky Ponting said Aaron Finch and uncapped Marcus Harris should open the batting for Australia in the upcoming four-Test series against India.
Spunky England off-spinner Graeme Swann rates the ball with which he castled Ricky Ponting in the Edgbaston Test as the most satisfying delivery of his career, something he can tell his grandchildren about with considerable pride.
The leading run-scorers in Test cricket after Ricky Ponting passed compatriot Allan Border to become the highest Australian scorer and third overall on the second day of the third Ashes Test against England on Friday.
'Thank you Delhi Capitals for showing faith in me. I will give my 100 percent each and every day and hopefully we will cross the line this year.'
'I had a conversation with Rishabh, explaining to him that I was a little bit disappointed to bat at No. 8 in that game'
Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first in Sunday's tri-series ODI against India.
'I know he is on record saying that the Test match game is probably a little bit hard on his body. But for a one-off game... he's been bowling every game through this IPL and he's bowling quick.'
India captain Anil Kumble said he harbours no ill feelings towards Australia's players after last week's bad-tempered second Test.
Both played aggressive brand of cricket as captains, but Sourav Ganguly said in terms of skill set, Virat Kohli is ahead of him.
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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.
Michael Clarke will captain Australia in the one-day cricket series against Bangladesh while Ricky Ponting continues his recovery from wrist surgery. Cricket Australia announced a 14-man squad for the series on Friday, naming Mike Hussey as Clarke's deputy for the matches to be played in Darwin on Aug.30, Sep.3 and 6.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting told a news conference on Tuesday that the selectors saw no reason to tamper with the side that won last week's first Test in Melbourne by 337 runs.
'We know that there will be a lot of competition, we know that some franchises will be having more money, and that's when all the expertise and all the auction experience will count.'
'All of us have played domestic cricket in almost empty stadiums, so that's an experience all cricketers are used to'.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India.
England pacer James Anderson on Thursday surpassed Sachin Tendulkar as the cricketer to play the most number of Test matches on home soil.
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'I had no doubt that Rishabh would be the best man for the job.'
Scenes from the post triumph celebrations after Australia won its first T20 World Cup championship at the Dubai international cricket stadium on Sunday.
Praveen Amre has thrown his hat in the ring for the position of India's batting coach.
The Indian captain also went past the former Australian captain for most Test centuries as skipper.
Australia will open their campaign in the T20 World Cup against South Africa in the first game of the Super 12 stage at the Abu Dhabi Stadium on October 23.
Ravichandran Ashwin said Virat Kohli plays with "his heart on his sleeve" and the latter's energy as a team leader is also contagious.
I don't know about you, but speaking for myself, I am heartily sick of the amount of discussion and debate that currently centers around "mind games", writes Prem Panicker.
Axar has come of age as a batter, coming up with crucial performances across formats in the last three months.
With Mahela Jayawardene named coach of Mumbai Indians on Friday, speculation is rife that former Australia skipper and the IPL franchise coach Ricky Ponting may be in contention for a big role in a revamped Australian cricket.
Delhi Capitals senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin spoke to head coach Ricky Ponting on the controversial issue of 'Mankading' in which the bowler runs out the batsman at the non-striker's end if he sets off for a run before the ball is bowled.
An excited Ricky Ponting said he can't wait to get working with Delhi Capitals trio Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant in the IPL later this year after the trio's match-winning performances for India in the recent-concluded four-match Test series against England.
The two sixes from Kohli has already become part of cricketing forklore and Ponting, too, looked back fondly at those outrageous strokes
'How are these companies and franchises spending so much money, and the government, on the IPL when there's people not being able to get accepted into hospital?'
'Look at what he has achieved in all format of the game, not just Test cricket, where he has been fabulous.'
Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the first ODI of the DLF Cup.
The 'Impact Player Rule' allows a team to have four such players named in a squad of 15 before the match and they can be substitute any time during a team's innings by the 14th over.
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Delhi Capitals will look to find back-up players during Thursday's mini-auction in order to build a suitable bench-strength going into the upcoming 14th edition of Indian Premier League, said assistant coach Mohammed Kaif.
