London, June 10 (IANS) Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed Michael Hussey and Brett Lee to perform in the Ashes after their mediocre stint in World Twenty20. Australia made an early exit from the World Twenty20 after losing both their league matches. Ponting, however, said he was satisfied with Hussey's ...

London, June 7 (IANS) Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed fast bowler Brett Lee to recover from the battering by Chris Gayle and hit form in the ongoing World Twenty20. Lee was made to look like a club side bowler by West Indies captain Gayle during his blistering knock of ...

Melbourne, June 4 (IANS) Australia's cricket captain Ricky Ponting and his team may be able to repair the country's reputation as a safe place for Indian students, a senate hearing has been told. West Australian Liberal Chris Back, who's done business in India, told a senate estimates hearing into education ...

London, May 31 (IANS) Australia's cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke has showered fulsome praise on his captain Ricky Ponting underscoring his energy and enthusiasm. Making light of Ponting's recent results and his own form, Clarke said the Australia captain remained at the top of his game as both player and leader. ...

London, May 31 (IANS) Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is cleared to play the Twenty20 warm up game against Bangladesh Monday as the hit he took on his wrist at the nets Saturday was not as serious as feared initially. A Cricket Australia (CA) spokesman said Ponting was never in ...

London, May 30 (IANS) Australia captain Ricky Ponting is excited about the Twenty20 World Cup as his side has a double incentive to win it. Having been the holders of the World Cup and the Champions Trophy, a victory in the shortest form of the game would give them a ...

London, May 30 (IANS) Australia captain Riicky Ponting made a virtue of his decision to skip the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa, saying he is "relaxed and rejuvenated" by forgoing the rewards to be picked from the Twenty20 tournament ahead of the long Ashes summer. Ponting, however, ...