344 ordspråk av Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
We got the balls in the right area and we were able to build pressure up on the South African batsmen.
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We had a few communication mix ups and it cost us. Two of our first three wickets were run outs and we were on the back foot for most of our innings. Sri Lanka played a very good game though - they batted well and put us under pressure.
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We had a few wrongs to right after the Ashes tour and I think we've made a few steps towards making ourselves a better cricket team.
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We had one big partnership in the game, which they didn't have, and that was probably the difference.
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We have 14 players in the squad and a couple of those guys haven't played a lot of cricket, so we'll look at them in tomorrow's game against South Africa.
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We have a few issues to address and we're nowhere near top gear in this one-day series.
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We have a lot of work to do, and we have to improve our batting,
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We have been behind in series before, and we will simply remain calm and bring out some more good cricket to try and turn things around.
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We have been pretty impressed with the pace he has bowled at on the tour,
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We have been resting so that we are fresh for tomorrow.
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We have got a lot of thinking about which make-up we are going in with. The wicket will have a little bit to do with that, but in the end we have got to pick the four bowlers who we think are most likely to take 20 wickets for us in the Test.
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We have played very good cricket in Australia and we know what we are capable of.
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We have relied heavily on Warne and McGrath and, as a captain, I will always go to those two guys because I know they will give me pretty much what I ask for every time,
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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.
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We have to see where Glenn is at, hopefully he is going to be available for the Ashes, which would be good for us if he is because over the past 12-18 months he has been really good for us.
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