Melbourne, Nov. 22: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is probably going through a phase in his sporting life that was something similar to what his predecessor Allan Border went through in the mid-1980s.

Melbourne, Nov 21: Former skipper Steve Waugh has said that Ricky Ponting now needs to draw a line through the Nagpur Test and not defend his actions, as it will detract and make the Australian team vulnerable to attacks from sides now sensing a fragility not seen since the mid-1980s.

“If he continues to defend his actions, his mind will be distracted and his team vulnerable to attack from sides now sensing a fragility not seen since the mid-1980s,” Waugh said.

Brisbane, Nov 20 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said that it was to good to see Andrew Symonds back into the team, but added that he would like to see the “same old Symo” and would not want him to change his personality.

Brisbane, Nov. 20 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting believes all Test players owe it to the game to address the over rate crisis, which is ruining it at present.

"There is a great responsibility for everyone around the world to look at this over rate issue and make sure each team is doing the right thing by the game," The Australian quoted Ponting as saying ahead of the Gabba Test against New Zealand.

Sydney, Nov 19 : Australian skipper Ricky Ponting remains in a tense stand-off with former captains Ian Chappell and Allan Border, following their comments in the aftermath of the controversial fourth Test against India in Nagpur.

Ponting came under fire over his decision to bowl part-timers when Australia might have pushed for victory in Nagpur, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Sydney, Nov. 15 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting, team coach Tim Nielsen and the cricket selectors ignored the basics of the game, and that is why they lost the series to India in India two nil, claims former player and noted commentator Peter Roebuck.

Responding to Ponting’s criticism of his write-ups during the series, Roebuck said that Ponting’s leadership was questionable and his field settings were contrived, but added that the pitches were also partly to blame for the final result.