Ricky Ponting Quotes (183 Quotes)


    The competition we've had here has always been strong. The last series in Australia was particularly intense.

    If we can squeeze a few more runs out of the tail and then bowl well first thing in their innings it could be very interesting. That's not a bad total and it could be an even better one if we bowl well tomorrow - it's certainly not the end of the world as far as we're concerned.

    The thing about our batsmen right now is it's not as if anyone is going through a lean trot. Guys are getting 20 and 30 and 40 and getting out, which is fairly unusual for our players, ... To win Test matches you have to have those big scores made. You ha

    They will be disheartened. We will have to improve the way we are playing. We can't afford to give a good side like England a head start. Maybe if we can do that, the result will be different at The Oval.

    It might not be a bad thing for us, to tell the truth,


    We're still learning and hopefully we'll learn a bit more tomorrow.

    Yes, probably right (more relief than joy after you have avoided an embarrassing defeat). It was a very good Test match win.

    I don't know what he was trying to achieve out of it, whether he was trying to get under our skin and unsettle us a bit. But when you make statements like he has, then it puts you under a bit more pressure yourself. I guess sitting here right now we've had the last laugh.

    I had a bit of luck, I should have been caught at third slip when I had two but Graeme (Smith) didn't have a third slip. Then I was dropped on 17 and it was a pretty straightforward catch.

    This loss will definitely hang around for a long time on the one-day scene and in our minds as well.

    This team has shown it can fight back from adversity.

    He has played every match for Australia in all forms of the game for the past 10 months, and we think this is the right time for him to allow his body to rest. These rests have been done before and we have found that when the guys have a chance to have a break, the results indicate that it is good for them.

    We said coming into this series we want to win enough games to make the finals we have to make sure we do that now. We're 2-2 and our best cricket hasn't been on display since the first game. We've got some work to do.

    Looking back on the series I think the ruthless edge probably was missing. The ruthless edge that comes from those really tough, big, defining moments in Test matches,

    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.

    The sooner we can get back to playing the cricket we're used to and the cricket we'll be playing going forward the better. I think an agreement will be struck.

    I've told the guys to keep their heads up. I really believe we played a great game here.

    We can go out and play instinctive cricket with the pressure off.

    We have to look at it pretty closely, the last thing we want now are guys going into the second Test match that are fatigued and come up with an injury that could put them out for a long period of time.

    Even though they've just been chats with umpires there's just ... the perception that it's a blot on the game.

    I thought it was going to lob over me. I turned around and took a few steps sideways and thought I had it covered and all of a sudden found I didn't have it covered, then just stuck my hand out and it managed to stay in.

    Why wait that long until March It doesn't make sense. The sooner we get back to playing how we will be playing in the future, the better.

    To tell you the truth I'm not really sure where Mark's coming from there. It's disappointing to hear those sorts of things.

    I ask the crowd to show a bit more respect. It's unacceptable and we would like to think that it won't happen again.

    When we get those sorts of totals we're always going to be hard to chase down.

    We have a lot of work to do, and we have to improve our batting,

    He said 'Let them all in', and at the end of that night my wife Daphne and I went up to the committee room and we walked across and raised a glass, because it was one of the great moments in our lives to that time and it remains as such.

    Since the first Super Series game here (in October) he's done a really good job, which doesn't surprise anybody.

    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.

    It is always nice to win a series. We had lot of pressure in both games. Andrew and Clarke played well today in a tough situation.

    If South Africa wanted to give themselves a chance to level the series they had to declare around when they did.

    It was a little bit of a thing we had to clear up from today. It wasn't an incident. There were a few words spoken on the ground that I wanted to clarify.

    We have played very good cricket in Australia and we know what we are capable of.

    It's good to get back into the side, it's been a frustrating week sitting and watching the first two games.

    There was a real good mood in our room after the game. It doesn't feel like a win, it just feels like we have worked extremely hard.

    He bowled well against them for Victoria (taking two wickets) and I am sure there will be some nerves because this is a bigger stage,

    I think they've just slightly had the edge over Sri Lanka and I think Sri Lanka probably rely on too few players and I think South Africa have got more depth.

    We've probably got a decent first innings total already but hopefully we can start well in the morning and push on towards 400,

    We've had great success against Graeme Smith over the summer, there's no doubt, but he is a class player and we have to keep coming up with different plans. There's no such thing as a watertight plan - it's a very irrational game.

    He might go for a few but if we set the right fields for him and use him and Brett (Lee) in shorter bursts in the next two games then we will be able to cope well,

    I'm sure the rest of the players sitting here are 100 per cent behind the coach. I'm really happy with the feeling in the group at the moment. I think we all understand the challenge that lies before us and we're all up for it. I'm sure you'll see us play some great cricket.

    He'd certainly be pushing for it, yeah. I think he has been and the stats would probably back it up. Time and time again he takes wickets with that new ball. Once you get one or two down with that new ball and he's still in the middle of a spell it's going to be hard work for any opposition side.

    Some of the test matches have been closely fought but I'm not sure if South Africa have really got themselves in too many winning situations.

    It does look like a good wicket. I think it'll be a fairly traditional Sydney cricket wicket. It'll be unlikely that we'll make any other changes.

    To win you have to make hundreds in Test cricket, that's what it's all about. They're just not doing that right now. There's no doubt we'll sit down and talk about some of the individuals, but I must admit I'd be surprised if any changes would be made.

    There's no room in sport for racism whatsoever. The players are all very aware of that, the crowd needs to be aware of that and enjoy the game for what it is.

    I won't do too much training, just try and recover as well as I can and make sure I'm right for the morning, but I should be OK.

    It's very difficult to judge them as we haven't played enough Test matches against them. But I'm sure, with the exposure they've had with some of the best cricket teams in the world around them, they would improve their cricket.

    Good luck to England, they won a huge series and they deserved what they got. We weren't quite ruthless enough at the vital times.

    He's another one who's game has developed a lot over the last couple of years,


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