Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting, AO, nicknamed Punter, is an Australian former cricketer who was captain of the Australia national cricket team during its 'golden era'; between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler. Ponting holds the incredible record of being the only cricketer in the history of Test cricket to be a part of 100...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth19 December 1974
CityLaunceston, Australia
CountryAustralia
The older guys have been the ones who have performed the best, so how do you move them on?
A lot of our guys are in good form, there's a good feeling around the team and if we get out there and start the test match well I'm sure South Africa will find it hard to beat us.
They know how important this game is and how important it is that everyone is 100 per cent fit going in, so they'll make the right call.
This loss will definitely hang around for a long time on the one-day scene and in our minds as well.
They're also checking his teeth but he'll be okay to bat tomorrow.
As an individual, if you are not playing as well as you like, you are always putting a bit more pressure on yourself,
We've been in this sort of situation before in series. We lost the first final of the VB Series a few weeks ago (against Sri Lanka in Australia) and won the next two.
We have relied heavily on Warne and McGrath and, as a captain, I will always go to those two guys because I know they will give me pretty much what I ask for every time,
We'll be able to put a stronger team on the ground and we can hopefully get back to playing the way we have been over the past few weeks. If we do, we'll be very hard to beat.
We have to see where Glenn is at, hopefully he is going to be available for the Ashes, which would be good for us if he is because over the past 12-18 months he has been really good for us.
I know I am not going to keep everybody happy along the way, but as long as I look after the guys in my dressing-room I'm okay.
I guess at different times if they can't (execute plans) well then it might look like I have done something wrong or I am doing something wrong,
If you saw my face, I looked at the fielder and then turned straight to the bowler and said 'I'm 100% sure that didn't carry'. Otherwise I would have been off straight away.
He's another one who's game has developed a lot over the last couple of years,