Ricky Ponting Quotes

I have made my thoughts on it (sledging) well known over the last couple of years. We are more than happy to be talking to opposition players in the field so long as it is not personal or abusive.

Ganguly is a very good leader. His return to the field brings a spring in the steps of the Indians. He is a great player.

I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my life on the move and travelling around the world that just to set up a home for my family and be a good dad is something that motivates me.

It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.

It was a long, hard, tough day. We managed to just sneak through, it was an unbelievable Test match.

To have a week off in the middle of the season feels like a lot longer I think, so I feel really good. Hopefully I can go out there and get some runs.

I had big shoes to fill, but the way we have been playing has made the transition easy.

We have played so well that the guys have really made my job fairly easy.

It's always good to win a Test match and if you win it comfortably, it can leave a few psychological marks on opposition sides.

Not scoring one for the whole calendar year last year was a bit disappointing but I didn't really feel any pressure to get my first one as skipper,.

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.

We knew that if we had to win the World Cup, the defensive side of the game had to be better, which means bowlers will have to bowl tight and we will have to field better.

I guess we speak pretty loosely, don't we, about looking forward to the Ashes and all that - and we are, but it's not with both eyes. We've got one eye on that and one eye on what we need to get in place to make sure we're the best team we can be for November.

I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the pride we have as Australians playing against England, that's always hard to take.