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Ricky Ponting is the captain of the Australian Cricket Team. He plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League.
Ponting said he would have avoided the India tour in October and November this year and given himself some more time to recover from his wrist surgery. On December 4, 08, he had X-rays on his sore right wrist when he visited surgeon Greg Hoy in Melbourne.
Ponting is named in the probables for the South Africa Test Series though it is unclear if he will be playing because of the inflammatory injury.
Andrew Symonds is not listed in the Australia test squad but Ponting said he loves Symonds to be back in his side sooner than later.
Ricky Ponting is the captail of the young Australian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Just before being named for the series, Ponting had surgery and got injured during the West Indies tour.
Speaking on the trophy series, Ponting said he is ready to end his Indian curse and serve up a run blitz in the forthcoming series. Pakistan coach and former Aussie fast bowler Geoff Lawson said Ponting will be right to concentrate on attacking the Indians with their battery of seamers in the Test series beginning next month.
Ponting is a crap captain, says ex-Oz pacer Thomson
Former Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson has described current Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting as a crap captain. ANI
Ponting uneasy about Buchanans coaching stint in England
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says that he is uncomfortable about former coach and mentor John Buchanan taking up a coaching stint with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ANI
KP psyches Oz batters with reverse swing terrors ahead of Ashes
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that there is a good chance that Australias batters will come up against reverse swing during the Ashes series. ANI
Australia to check out pitch at Cardiff
Australian captain Ricky Ponting appears to be quite desperate to get as much information about the pitch at Cardiff, the venue for the first Ashes Test against England, that he is preparing to send a spy to unravel the confusion surrounding the controversial Sophia Gardens pitch. ANI
Proteas give England blueprint on how to beat Aussies
South Africa has handed over England its successful blueprint on how to beat the Australians in the Ashes 2009. ANI
Barmy Army ups the Ashes ante against Punter and his boys
Englands Barmy Army has upped the ante by releasing a tongue-in-cheek tune, bashing Aussie captain Ricky Ponting in time for The Ashes. ANI
Hilditch does an encore with no Oz selector present during Australias warm up game
Australias chief selector Andrew Hilditch is at the centre of another controversy, with no selector being present to watch a pre-Ashes bowl-off. ANI
Exceptional performance needed to displace North from No.6: Watson
The Australians are hoping that injured all rounder Shane Watson will be available for the second tour game in Worcester from July 1, but the 27-year-old has admitted that it would take an exceptional performance to displace incumbent Marcus North from the pivotal No.6 position. ANI
Border reveals his All Stars Ashes team over last 30-years
Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border has named Australias best players to have played against England in the past 30 years in Julys special Ashes issue of Alpha magazine. ANI
Hodge, Ferguson favourites to replace injured Watson in Oz Ashes squad
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he is prepared to call up a batting replacement to the Ashes squad because of Shane Watsons knee injury. ANI
England needs Flintoffs aura to win Ashes 2009, says Gilchrist
Former Australian vice captain Adam Gilchrist, who was acknowledged as the greatest wicketkeeper-batsman in the history of the game, has said that he struggled to regain confidence in his batting after the battering he took from Andrew Flintoff four years ago, and the seeds of doubt that were planted in his mind took 12 months to settle down. ANI
Boparas advice to Aussies: Dont waste your breath trying to sledge me
Ahead of making his Ashes debut, English batsman Ravi Bopara has warned the Aussies not to waste their breath trying to sledge him. ANI
Ponting says he loves Leicester
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he loves Leicester, where his team has been based after their early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup. ANI
England will get a massive boost with Flintoffs return: Ponting
England will get a massive boost with the return of all-rounder Andrew Flintoff to the Test squad ahead of the Ashes series, claims Australian captain Ricky Ponting. ANI
England delay announcement of Ashes squad
England have opted to delay the announcement of their team for next months Ashes series with the aim of giving the likes of Michael Vaughan and Ian Bell a chance to stake their claim to face Australia. ANI
Ponting counts on Ashes to lift team spirits
Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting believes he can use this years Ashes to lift the spirits of the team. ANI
Ponting backs Hussey, Lee to perform in the Ashes
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is backing veteran batsman Mike Hussey and fast bowler Brett Lee to find their best form in time for the Ashes. ANI
Symonds exit upset 20-20 team balance: Ponting
The loss of all-rounder Andrew Symonds upset his teams balance in the failed world Twenty20 campaign, claimed skipper Ricky Ponting. ANI
Ponting now sets sights on Ashes after 20-20 title dream ends
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said that his teams early exit from the World Twenty20 cricket tournament will now give him and the boys more time to prepare for the Ashes to be played this summer. ANI
Australians satisfied with Lees progress despite thrashing
Australians remain satisfied with Brett Lees progress since returning from a foot and ankle surgery, despite getting a good thrashing from Chris Gayle. ANI
Hayden says Symonds has an alcohol problem and will help him
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden says Andrew Symonds, one of his closest friends, has an alcohol problem and that he would like to help him finally address it. ANI
Symonds may announce his retirement from international cricket
Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket after he returns to Brisbane today. ANI
Cricket Australia did all they could for Symonds: Ponting
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes Cricket Australia officials did all they could for Andrew Symonds before banishing the wayward all-rounder from the World Twenty20 squad over another alcohol-related incident. ANI
Symonds career in jeopardy after being dumped from Oz squad
Troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds is being sent home from the World Twenty20 cricket tournament in England for breaking a number of team rules related to alcohol and other issues. ANI
Lee is getting back to full fitness in time
Confidence is growing within the Australian camp that Brett Lee is getting back to full fitness in time for the Twenty20 world championships and, more crucially, the Ashes campaign that follows. ANI
Merv Hughes approves of Poms clowning ways ahead of Ashes
Englands pre-Ashes treatment of Australian all rounder Andrew McDonald has the backing of Australian selector and former master on-field sledger Merv Hughes. ANI
Johnson eyes batting in top six
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson believes he can bat in the top six, raising the possibility he could become the games top all-rounder. ANI
Australia to use Ashes series to prove their best: Ponting
Skipper Ricky Ponting insists that Australia will use the Ashes series to show it is still the most intimidating force in world cricket. ANI
Ponting declared fit to play after an injury scare
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been cleared to compete in the World Twenty20 after suffering an injury scare in practice at Trent Bridge in Nottingham ahead of the tournament. ANI
Freddie Flintoff may not be a success in Ashes: Ponting
The war for Ashes 2009 has begun with Australian captain Ricky Ponting firing the first salvo, questioning whether England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be any good this summer. ANI
England tipped to block Pontings Ashes extra man request
England may scupper Australian cricket captain Ricky Pontings plans to field an extra player in each of Australias two Ashes warm-up matches. ANI
Twenty20 no guide to Ashes line up, says Ponting
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said next months Twenty20 championship would have little or no impact on the hotly debated bowling line-up for the first Test against England. ANI
Ponting closely monitoring Flintoffs rehabilitation
Australia captain Ricky Ponting is closely monitoring the progress of England all rounder Andrew Flintoff, who played a key role in his teams victory in Ashes 2005 and is currently recovering from keyhole surgery to his right knee. ANI
Ozs tremendous past record forced ECB to shift first Ashes match from Lords
Oz skipper Ricky Ponting believes that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decided not to host the first Ashes Test match at Lords due to Australias enviable record there. ANI
1-2-3 batsman are key to winning Ashes, says Hayden
Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden, who sees the battle between his heirs and the England opening trio as crucial to the destiny of the Ashes series, said winning the Ashes will be easy if the top three batsman click. ANI
Fresh after break, Ponting ready for Ashes tour with new-look team
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is excited about his new look team for the Ashes series, and is also prepared to face the challenge of the Twenty20 World Cup. ANI
Strauss not worried about Pontings taunt
England skipper Andrew Strauss refuses to be flustered by his Australian counterpart Ricky Pontings taunt that he will be ruthlessly targeted by the Aussies. ANI
Ponting wants nothing more than to win Ashes in England
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that he wants nothing more than to be leader of an Ashes winning team in England. ANI
Strauss would be Australias No.1 target during Ashes: Ponting
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has publicly dared England skipper Andrew Strauss to stand up to an onslaught of pressure coming his way. ANI
Swann to Aussies: Dont waste your time sledging Mr. Cool Strauss
England off-spinner Graeme Swann has told the Aussies they will be wasting their breath trying to sledge ice-cool England skipper Andrew Strauss. ANI
Oz squad has talent to retain Ashes without Symonds: Ponting
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has brushed aside concerns over the omission of troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds from this years Ashes squad. ANI
Australia announces squad for Ashes series
Australias selectors have named a 16-man squad to contest the five-Test Ashes series against England. ANI
Ponting says Symonds could make Ashes squad
Australian captain Ricky Ponting says he wouldnt be surprised if Andrew Symonds is named in the Ashes squad tomorrow. ANI
Lehmann calls for Symonds inclusion in Ashes squad
Former Australian batsman and now manager of the IPL franchisee Deccan Chargers, Darren Lehmann, has called on the national selectors to include all-rounder Andrew Symonds in the Ashes squad. ANI
Symonds has less than a week to force his way into Ashes squad
Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds has one week and a handful of Indian Premier League games to force his way into the Ashes squad. ANI
Ponting believes England will field Harmison, Vaughan in Ashes
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes both Michael Vaughan and Steve Harmison will find a spot in the England squad during the upcoming Ashes series. ANI
Aussie contract players for 2009-2010 season named
Cricket Australias 25-man list of players contracted for the 2009/10 season was announced here today. ANI
Mastering English pitches rather than fitness Lees main concern
Australias former pace bowler Damien Fleming has said that mastering English conditions rather than fitness is Brett Lees greatest concern in the Ashes lead-up. ANI
Cricket Australia calls for a spin summit to address deficiency in quality slow bowlers
Australias shortage of quality spin bowlers has prompted the games custodians to call for a spin summit at Cricket Australias Centre of Excellence (COE) in Brisbane later this year. ANI
Oz skipper Haddin happy to have Lee back
Australias stand-in captain for the lone twenty20 clash with Pakistan here, Brad Haddin, has said that the sight of Brett Lee tearing in with the new ball will be heartening regardless of how he fares in his comeback game. ANI
Bollinger a casualty of Lees Ashes campaign
New South Wales fast bowler Doug Bollinger must be feeling a touch unlucky not to have made it to the Australian Twenty20 squad for next months World Cup, especially in the wake of the selectors pitching for 32-year-old Brett Lee, who has not bowled in a match since December last year. ANI
Ponting to earn close to four million dollars a year
Australia crickets top dogs Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke will be rewarded with a million-plus dollar contracts in the next fortnight. ANI
Former players criticize Pak team, officials for Dubai series defeat
The 3-2 series defeat that Pakistan had to face in the recently concluded Dubai one-day international series against Australia has seen several former cricketers of the country criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the team. ANI
Symmo could make way for Watson, McDonald in Ashes squad
Resurgent all rounder Shane Watson and newcomer Andrew McDonald may in all probability elbow out Andrew Symonds from this years Australian squad for the Ashes. ANI
Lee, Watson make it to Oz Twenty20 squad
Fast bowler Brett Lee and all-rounder Shane Watson have been included in Australias squad for next months Twenty20 world championship in England. ANI
Australia face World Twenty20 dilemma over Lee, Watson
Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen believes that the selectors will be taking a chance on Brett Lee and Shane Watson when it comes to choosing the World Twenty20 squad on Tuesday. ANI
Oz selectors endorse `Punter Ponting as skipper till 2011 World Cup
Ricky Ponting will continue to lead Australia in all three forms of the game until the 2011 World Cup. ANI
Pup Clarke in no hurry to be top dog
Stand -in Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has enhanced his status with a one-day series victory against Pakistan, but says that he is in no hurry to inherit the job permanently from incumbent Ricky Ponting. ANI
Oz bowler Nannes living his IPL dream
Dirk Nannes would never in his wildest dreams have thought that he would be playing cricket in South Africa, let alone in an extravaganza filled with such mega-stars as the Indian Premier League. ANI
Questions about Clarke captaincy, bring on Warne, says Dean Jones
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones believes that there are still questions in the minds of many about whether Michael Clarke is ready to be a full time captain of the national squad. ANI
PCB should improve security of players, foreign teams: Akram
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has said the PCB should not totally rely on the local administration and take steps itself to improve the security for players and foreign teams. ANI
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