Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting reckons that having played a match at the slow Centurion track will give his team a distinct advantage.
Australia will face Pakistan in their must-win Champions Trophy encounter on Wednesday.
Ponting said there was no margin for errors in such crucial games and his team had prepared well to beat Pakistan for [...]

Ricky Ponting, a superior skipper than his predecessor Steve Waugh, is still the best to lead Australia in Tests, says Ian Chappell.
A lackluster Australia maybe on the brink of losing the Ashes urn to England but according to Chappell, Ponting is still the best man.
Chappell felt the selectors sold Ponting down the river, picking an [...]

Australia captain Ricky Ponting insists he is satisfied with Brett Lee’s progress despite his show against West Indies.
Brett Lee, in his second international match since undergoing ankle surgery during the last New Year period, was hit for 56 runs from four overs at The Oval as Australia slumped to defeat in their ICC World Twenty20 [...]

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting says that he will skip the second edition of the IPL to concentrate on national commitments.
“My country comes first and there was no way I could give my all for Australia if I used the only two-week break we have to go and play in India,” Ponting, who is contracted with [...]

The Australia team isn’t winning games of cricket and its not winning friends either, writes Christian Simson.
Ricky Ponting’s latest act of arrogance came on Wednesday (4th Feb) when he claimed that Daniel Vettori had apologised to Brad Haddin via text message for his comments after the controversial dismissal of Neil Broom in the first ODI [...]

Former Aussie captain Steve Waugh believes critics are right to question the decision to rest Ricky Ponting for next two ODIs.
Despite losing the first match of a five-game series with New Zealand on Sunday, national selectors on Monday left Ponting out of a 13-man squad for upcoming matches in Melbourne and Sydney against New Zealand.
Ponting [...]

Ricky Ponting is confident that Australia can bring back the aura of invincibility that once helped them rule the world.
He termed the last few months as a ‘difficult’ phase for Australian cricket during which they lost the Test series against India and both the Test and one-day series against South Africa at home.
“With a [...]

South Africa in Australia, 2008-09

Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Test

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, December 26-30, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Aleem Dar (Pak) & Billy Doctrove (WI)

Third Umpire:
Bruce Oxenford (Aus)

Match Referee:
Ranjan Madugalle (SL)

Toss:
Australia (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
South Africa won by 9 wkts

Man of the Match:
Dale Steyn

Batting: Australia 1st Innings

Batsmen
Australia (394/10 in 113.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Matthew Hayden
c J Duminy [...]

New Zealand in Australia, 2008-09

Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd Test

Adelaide, Adelaide, November 28-2, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA)

Third Umpire:
Bruce Oxenford (Aus)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
New Zealand (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
Australia won by an innings and 62 runs

Man of the Match:
Brad Haddin

Man of the Series:
Michael Clarke

Batting: New Zealand 1st Innings

Batsmen
New Zealand (270/10 in 98.3 [...]

New Zealand in Australia, 2008-09

Australia vs New Zealand, 1st Test

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, November 20-24, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA)

Third Umpire:
Rod Tucker (Aus)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
New Zealand (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Australia won by 149 runs

Man of the Match:
Mitchell Johnson

Batting: Australia 1st Innings

Batsmen
Australia (214/10 in 77 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Matthew Hayden
c R Taylor [...]