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Ponting wants Symmo back

CANBERRA: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting Wednesday said he wanted Andrew Symonds back in the team "sooner rather than later" and there were positive signs the troubled all-rounder would return.

Ponting wants his bowlers to be masters of reverse swing

Ponting wants his bowlers to be masters of reverse swing MOHALI: Australia's inability to reverse swing the ball is a cause of concern as they head into the third Test 1-0 down, skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted.

Australia will be back with its high standards: Ponting NEW DELHI, Oct 26 (UNI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting hasmade it clear that his team would not leave any stone unturnedto make a strong come back in the third Test against India thatbegins here a

NEW DELHI, Oct 26 (UNI): Middle-order batsman Rahul Dravid todaygave positive signals that the Indian captain Anil Kumble, whomissed the third Test due to a shoulder injury, will make it tothe playing XI against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla here onOctober 29.

Ponting ends India lean trot with crafty century

BANGALORE: Skipper Ricky Ponting ended his run drought on Indian soil with a superb century as Australia came back strongly after a shock start in the first Test on Thursday. Ponting hit 123 to steer the tourists away from the first-over dismissal of Matthew Hayden to a more comfortable 254-4 by stumps on the opening day at the Chinnaswamy stadium here. Ponting, who won the toss and elected to take first strike in good batting conditions, put on 166 for the second wicket with Simon Katich after Hayden was caught behind off the third ball of the match by Zaheer Khan.

Ponting tells of request to drop complaint

NAGPUR (Agencies): Ricky Ponting has said he was approached by a senior member of the India touring party during the acrimonious Sydney Test and asked to drop Australia’s complaint against Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan was alleged to have racially abused Andrew Symonds during the game and Ponting said that even before Harbhajan’s three-Test ban was handed down it was clear the matter would not be straightforward. Ponting’s recollections are revealed in his Captain’s Diary 2008, an extract of which has been published in the Weekend Australian. “On the night after we made our on-field report about Harbhajan, I had a phone conversation with a senior member of the Indian touring party, who asked me straight to drop the complaint,” Ponting wrote.

Oz cricket chief backs Ponting

SYDNEY (Agencies): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has received strong backing from Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland over the over rate debacle in the fourth Test against India. Speaking at the launch of Ponting's Captain's Diary 2008, Sutherland backed Ponting's decision to bowl spinners and part-timers in a bid to reel back a slow over rate when wickets were needed to salvage the series, ultimately lost 2-0. "His batting speaks for itself, but given the events of this week perhaps some need reminding that he is already a cricketing great. He is a player that has always put the team first and he has never measured success by personal statistics," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Sutherland, as saying. "Any suggestion that he put himself first ahead of the team last week in Nagpur is completely off beam and can only come fr

Mamiya ZDb Digital Back Debuts at Photokina 2008

Cologne, Germany - September 2008 -(PHOTOKINA) - Mamiya Digital Imaging has announced the next model of their digital back - called the Mamiya ZDb 22 megapixel Digital Back - will be shown at Photokina 2008. To further refine the successful Mamiya ZD Digital Back system, the R&D team at Mamiya has developed the new ZDb Digital Back with several useful enhancements.

Mamiya ZDb Digital Back Debuts at Photokina 2008

Cologne, Germany – September 19, 2008 – Mamiya Digital Imaging has announced the next model of their digital back – called the Mamiya ZDb 22 megapixel Digital Back – will be shown at Photokina 2008. To further refine the successful Mamiya ZD Digital Back system, the R&D team at Mamiya has developed the new ZDb Digital Back with several useful enhancements.

Ponting hits back at CA

Melbourne: Ricky Ponting has hit back at Cricket Australia for letting the national team down during the infamous racism row involving Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds and also lashed out at eminent columnist Peter Roebuck for launching “over the top” criticism.

Ponting fires back in over-rate stoush

AUSTRALIA captain Ricky Ponting fired back at the swarm of critics who have pilloried him for declining to use his best bowlers to avoid a Test match ban during the final Test of the 2-0 series loss to India.

Ponting fires back in over-rate stoush

Australian captain Ricky Ponting has fired back at the swarm of critics who have pilloried him for declining to use his best bowlers to avoid a Test match ban during the final Test of the 2-0 series loss to India.

Ponting fires back in over-rate stoush (AAP)

Australian captain Ricky Ponting has fired back at the swarm of critics who have pilloried him for declining to use his best bowlers to avoid a Test match ban during the final Test of the 2-0 series loss to India.

Ponting wants healthy rivalry, not acrimony, against India

Melbourne, Sep 21 (PTI) The bad blood of last summer still fresh in mind, Australia captain Ricky Ponting does not want acrimony to vitiate his team's healthy rivalry with India in the forthcoming Test series. Before leaving for India to play a four-match Test series, Ponting told reporters in Sydney that he expected both the sides to play the game in the right spirit.

Ponting: We Will Bounce Back

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Ponting would love to have Symonds back in Oz side "sooner rather than later"

Sydney, Sept 18: Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting has said that that his team-mate Andrew Symonds, who has not been picked up for the forthcoming India tour, was a terrific cricketer and that he would love to him back in his side "sooner than later".

CRICKET: Ponting fires back in over-rate stoush

Australian captain Ricky Ponting has fired back at the swarm of critics who have pilloried him for declining to use his best bowlers to avoid a Test match ban during the final Test of the 2-0 series loss to India.

Monkey off Ponting's back, finally

The 'new-age' type of Test cricket Ricky Ponting had promised from his team wasn't quite on view, though Thursday could just mark the dawn of a new era for Ponting the batsman on Indian soil.

We're going back with our tail between our legs: Ponting

Nagpur, Nov 10 (PTI) "We will go back with our tail between the legs a bit" is how captain Ricky Ponting today summed up the mood in the Australian camp after losing the Border-Gavaskar trophy to India.

Stoke City are reportedly back in the market for Ghana international Haminu Dramani - a deal first reported on The Oatcake at Rivals back in the summer...

Manager Tony Pulis is reportedly back in the market for African sensation Haminu Dramani when the January transfer window opens - a deal that initially was sought back in the summer, but terms failed to be agreed and the transfer subsequently fell through.

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When we said that Eddie was back today, what we meant was that he wanted to be back today and fully intended to be back today but unfortunately he is feeling a bit under the weather so he's not actually back .... yet. He says sorry but is hoping to be back soon....

Ponting wants Symonds back

Symonds was left out of the squad for the forthcoming tour of India after going fishing instead of attending a compulsory team meeting during the one-day series against Bangladesh.

Ponting century sets up Australia

Ricky Ponting erased 12 years of doubt over his record in India by striking a defiant century that gave Australia a marginal edge on the opening day in Bangalore. However, a late pair of wickets - Ponting departed for 123 and Zaheer Khan removed Michael Clarke in the final over - brought India back into the contest on what had until then been a frustrating day for the hosts. At the close Australia had reached 254 for 4 with Michael Hussey unbeaten on 46.

Ponting determined to come good

Ricky Ponting does not gloss over the fact that he has been a veritable dud with the bat on Indian soil but the Australian believes he can break the jinx this time and erase the lone blot from an otherwise impeccable career. Ponting averages a pathetic 12.28 in India, a jinxed land for the Aussie captain where runs simply stop flowing from his otherwise prolific blade and his mojo deserts him. "You are spot on," Ponting said here today, when reminded of his dismal record on Indian soil.

Hubble Back to Taking Spectacular Images

The Hubble Space Telescope sent this spectacular image back to Earth to celebrate coming back online after nearly a month of down time following a mechanical breakdown. After a rocky start, Hubble's on-board back-up camera got up and running last week and began collecting images days later.

Hubble Back Online, But Danger Looms

The Hubble Space Telescope sent this spectacular image back to Earth to celebrate coming back online after nearly a month of down time following a mechanical breakdown. After a rocky start, Hubble's on-board back-up camera got up and running last week and began collecting images days later.

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