Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting has been ruled out of the fifth and last Test of the Ashes series in Sydney due to a broken finger and Michael Clarke is expected to take over the reins. The selectors are expected to pick Clarke to lead but a formal announcement will be made only after directors [...]
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Injured Ponting to miss Sydney Test, Clarke may take over
December 30th, 2010 |
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Ponting slams policy of showing replays on big screen
December 28th, 2010 |
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting criticised the policy of showing replays on the big screen before a decision is made, and admitted that the Hot-Spot heat-camera vision had prompted his anger towards umpires Aleem Dar and Tony Hill on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test. “I guess one flaw we’ve got in the system [...]
Ponting apologises for showing dissent towards umpires
December 28th, 2010 |
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting Tuesday apologised for arguing with on-field umpires after England batsman Kevin Pietersen was given not out following a video referral on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test. Ponting was fined 40 percent of his match fees, $5400 approximately, by match referee Ranjan Madugalle Monday for showing dissent towards the [...]
Australia’s Ponting goes in to bat for his job
December 25th, 2010 |
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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting Saturday declared himself fit to play in the crucial fourth Ashes Test against England in Melbourne Sunday. The out-of-form batsman, who broke his little finger last weekend in the Perth Test that put the local side back in the game, admitted another low score Sunday would jeopardise his inclusion in [...]
Khawaja will be a standby for Ponting
December 21st, 2010 |
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Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday asked New South Wales batsman Usman Khawaja as a standby player for the fourth Ashes Test, if Australian captain Ricky Ponting doesn’t recover from a fractured finger. Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said Ponting will be fit in time for the Test, adding that Khawaja’s selection is only precautionary. “While the [...]
Pietersen branded ‘smarta***’ by Johnson
December 18th, 2010 |
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England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who irritated pacer Mitchell Johnson by sarcastically asking for his phone number on Thursday and again yesterday, was branded a ‘smarta***’ by the Australian speedster, as sledging took centrestage at the Ashes. “I think he was being a bit of a smarta***. I don’t think he was being friendly,†The Sun [...]
Dravid pips Lara to become third highest scorer in Test history
December 17th, 2010 |
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Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid has overtaken former West Indian captain Brain Lara as the third highest run-getter in the history of Test cricket. Dravid achieved this feat after reaching 11 runs in the first of the three-match series against South Africa, the Daily Times reports. Needing 11 runs to surpass Lara’s 11,953 in the all-time [...]
â€I want to leave a great legacy for Australian cricket,†says Ponting
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said that he is concerned and worried about the legacy that he leaves behind once he decides to hang up his gloves. ””Of course I”m worried about a legacy. It”s the reason I play the game and cherish the captaincy so much. I want to make sure the team [...]
Captain Ponting under biggest amount of pressure, says Pietersen ahead of Ashes
November 22nd, 2010 |
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In the first definitive sledge launched against Australia by a cautious England side since its arrival three weeks ago, middle order batsman Kevin Pietersen has taken aim at captain Ricky Ponting”s aggressive approach. Ponting has made a point of targeting Pietersen and rival skipper Andrew Strauss at every chance since August, but Pietersen has hit [...]
Tony Greig asks England to use Bodyline-style tactics against ‘opened-up’ Ponting
November 17th, 2010 |
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England’s fast bowlers have been asked by ex-skipper Tony Greig to adopt Bodyline-style tactics and target ageing Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who has become increasingly vulnerable to the short ball. Greig rated Ponting as Australia’s “No.1 dangermanâ€, and said the 35-year-old skipper had become increasingly susceptible to the bouncer. “And if I was playing him, [...]
Ponting to carry on playing trademark ‘pull shot’ during India tour
October 1st, 2010 |
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting has refused to shelve his pet ‘pull shot’, which appears to be his weakness in recent times, during the two-Test series against India. Ponting said that the shot has brought him more runs than any other, and he has been working hard to make it perfect. “I just think if I’m [...]
Spinner Hauritz to be part of Oz squad against Windies
November 25th, 2009 |
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting has confirmed that off-spinner Nathan Hauritz will be a part of the first Test squad taking on the West Indies at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday.
Pacer Doug Bollinger will be the 12th man, while the other quicks featuring in the team would be Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus, [...]
Warne to lead All Stars in T20 clash
November 20th, 2009 |
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Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne will captain an All Stars team against a Michael Clarke-led Australian XI in a Twenty20 exhibition clash at the Gabba on Sunday.
The two squads were announced on Friday, with Test captain Ricky Ponting among the bulk of the Test team to play the West Indies rested from the friendly match, [...]
Lee’’s Test hopes will hinge on first class performance: Ponting
November 11th, 2009 |
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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said that fast bowler Brett Lee will have to use the first class route at home to force his way back into the Test team.
Ponting said Lee would have to prove he was over his elbow injury when New South Wales plays Tasmania in Sydney next week.
“You can get [...]
Ponting hopes luck will continue to favour him against dangerous Sehwag
November 7th, 2009 |
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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting hopes that luck will continue to favour him against dangerous Virender Sehwag, who has not been so successful in the ongoing seven match series so far.
Australia have escaped lightly in their dealings with Sehwag so far this series, and captain Ricky Ponting is hoping to claim an unbeatable 4-2 lead at [...]
Cricket: Gritty Aussies hail ‘outstanding’ Tendulkar
November 6th, 2009 |
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Friday lauded Indian master Sachin Tendulkar even as the injury-plagued world champions celebrated a brilliant one-day win. The second-string Aussies, depleted by injuries to nine players, warded off Tendulkar’s magical 175 off 141 balls to snatch a
India need 230 runs to win against Australia
October 31st, 2009 |
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Australia were 166 for the loss of three wickets at the end of 40th over after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against hosts India in the third one-dayer at Feroze Shah cricket stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
India are unchanged for the match but injury-hit Australia have been forced [...]
Australia win toss, elect to bat
October 31st, 2009 |
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Australia were 20 for no loss at the end of 6th over after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against hosts India in the third one-dayer at Feroze Shah cricket stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
India are unchanged for the match but injury-hit Australia have been forced to bring in [...]
Ponting still laments McGrath’s loss when bowling at the death in ODIs
October 29th, 2009 |
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Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes his limited overs bowling attack is still missing the late innings skills of former fast bowler Glenn McGrath, more than two and a half years after he retired.
While Cricket Australia has praised the rebuilding efforts that have taken place since McGrath and other members of the team’’s “golden generation” retired, [...]
Cricket: Australia send India to bat in second one-dayer
October 28th, 2009 |
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field in the second one-day international against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium here on Wednesday. Australia made two changes from the side that won the first game of the seven-match series in Vadodara,