Welcome to RickyPonting.net. This is an fansite celebrating the talent of Australian cricket captain, Ricky Ponting, who is one of the finest leaders in cricket history. This website is a tribute to a great man, and I hope you enjoy it.
| PONTING SLAMS POSSIBLE MOVE NORTH FOR SHIELD | |||
| Ricky Ponting has again run up his traditionalist colours by criticising a proposal to shift Sheffield Shield matches away from the capital cities. Ponting says a suggestion to schedule Shield matches in northern Australia in August and September -- to free up time and southern venues for more Twenty20 matches -- is a direct threat to Test cricket's nursery. The Australia skipper strongly defended the primacy of Sheffield Shield cricket. Read More » |
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| PONTING HAS FOUR GOOD REASONS TO DITCH T20 | |||
| Ricky Ponting sneaked home early and alone after the Ashes, licking his wounds, hunting for thinking music, disappearing from public view to make an important decision. His desire to extend his Test career meant Twenty20 or one-dayers had to be obliterated from his schedule. Immediately before returning to the old Dart to lead Australia's face-saving victory over England in the limited-overs series, Ponting came out of hiding to announce his verdict … bye-bye T20. Read More » |
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| PONTING FACES HARD SLOG WITH NO REST | |||
| National coach Tim Nielsen says Ricky Ponting will not be placed in cotton wool despite fears Australia's heavy one-day schedule could cut short the captain's Test career. Nielsen revealed Australia were unlikely to use a rotation policy this year due to a series of extended breaks in the international calendar. Australia launched their one-day campaign against Pakistan on Friday and are scheduled to play another 36 limited-overs matches before the 2011 World Cup - a tournament touted as Ponting's likely one-day swan song. Read More » |
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| PONTING TAKES UP FIGHT AGAINST CANCER | |||
| Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting yesterday won over some of Tasmania's sick children at the Royal Hobart Hospital. In Hobart for the third Test match at Bellerive starting on Thursday, Ponting and his wife Rianna visited the paediatric oncology unit to meet those who would benefit from the Ponting Foundation's fight against childhood cancer. Ponting signed cricket bats, posters and hats for the children who travel from all over the state to get treatment. Read More » |
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| PONTING HITS DOUBLE TON | |||
| Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has finally been dismissed but not before becoming the first player to score a Test double century at Bellerive Oval. Ponting scored 25 bounadries in his marathon innings before chasing a wide ball and offering a simple catch to Pakistani captain Mohammad Yousuf off the bowling of Mohammad Aamer when on 209, midway through the second session of the second day of the third and final Test. Read More » |
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Dear Caite, I would like to thank you greatly for your commitment to me and for constructing such a beautiful site. Your website has really impressed me and I would like to thank you and your members for being very supportive of me. Good Luck for the future! Best Wishes, Ricky T. PONTING |