Ricky Ponting assesses England vs Australia and coaching ambitions 🇦🇺 | Sky Sports Cricket Podcast

[@MrBillUp]

I despised the Australian cricket team when England were playing them, yet when they retire from the game, I can't help but adore them for thier love of Cricket, and thier love of England. And vise versa. Ponting is an absolute legend.

[@prithviroy11]

I don't think they have any love for England. Ponting would never coach an England team, he said that explicitly.

[@199019852007]

@@prithviroy11he waiting for the main event Australia team manager

[@deebhai6540]

I don't think you guys love cricket against football

[@prithviroy11]

@@HaydenJack01 I never said anything about not appreciating their former players and legends. I mean, do you expect him to be uncivilized? He most definitely is a nice man off the pitch and speaks his truth. You can't fault a player like him for liking talented players, past or present. And the fact that he won't ever coach them speaks volumes, the Ashes rivalry is very much real and thriving, don't be fooled by the friendly behaviour of these legends on air. He was very critical of Root in 2022 when he scored 40 off 40 when these English former players were heaping false praise on how Bazball was saving test cricket.

[@MrBillUp]

@@prithviroy11 We were hugely critical when Steve Smith and Co got the sandpaper out. The British press absolutely rimmed everything about Australian cricket. And so did the fans, me included. And this is my point. When its about cricket, we despise each other. Off the field its a different story. We admire each other. Without England v Australia there would be no Ashes. The history of Cricket would never have been so rich with history, sacrifice, and honour. When these Australians come to these shores and play County Cricket, we appreciate them coming over. We love watching them play on our hallowed turf. And when they retire and start commentating for the main sports broadcasters, we absolutely love and respect thier input. They practically live here, and love doing so. As an aside, when Shane Warne passed away I was broken hearted. We lost a true genius, and the best spin bowler to ever live. All England Cricket fans felt the same way. On the pitch we despised him ripping through our attack. Off the field he was a true Legend.

[@GoWokeGoBroke-u8v]

I like Punter. These 3 are great together.

[@robertmason6366]

Seems level headed.

[@monashmofo314]

Three of the best commentators going around. You guys are luck in England. Sky Sports is head and shoulders above the commentary here in Australia. Good thing our cricket team is better 😉

[@GoWokeGoBroke-u8v]

@@monashmofo314 Haha

[@319rathburn8]

Could listen to these guys for hours. Savor and cherish this!

[@RK19091]

Athers & Nass - GOAT of Cricket Broadcasting!

[@xendit1635]

Should be in IPL

[@taimurhuk543]

@@xendit1635 no. If they join IPL commentary, they will lose credibility. If you accept a commentary gig with IPL, you have to bow down to BCCI and praise India, it's people all the time. Otherwise you won't get a job again. And Hussain, iirc, has commentated on IPL before. While he enjoyed the money, he was always dictated by the producers what to talk about on air every other over. He said something along those lines. He didn't have the freedom to speak his mind like he does with Sky.

[@michelle5for]

Kerry O'Keeffe #1

[@robbo7474]

It's funny as an England cricket fan because you grow up despising Australia, but the likes of Shane Warne, Ponting and Glenn McGrath are such great blokes. Absolute sheer admiration for them all. They are all very fondly thought of by the English public. I never thought I would say that when it was in the heat of an Ashes battle.

[@monashmofo314]

Same here in Australia. Hated Nass when he played. He is so, so good in the commentary box.

[@Sauvage_Foxes]

@@monashmofo314 I was just trying to think of modern english players aussies despised but now like.. honestly none come to mind except nass and others. Steve harmison on talksport is great.

[@griff8578]

Could listen to Ricky talk cricket all day

[@jackdanielss]

I could listen to these 3 talk cricket all day

[@frankdee8680]

As an English men to an Australian..Ricky Ponting one of cricket’s greatest player and Captain 👍 I commend you sir

[@mkhadka123]

Always fun listening to punter...and with Athers & Nass...Oh what a treat.

[@TomMarvan]

3 of the best 5 cricket commentators in the world right here. We are spoilt. Superb discussion. Thank you.

[@ChrisHUTTON-zc4br]

Yes, enjoyable & enlightening. Love listening to Punter, he's right up with the issues in the game.

[@DeepakKumarSR.]

Can listen punter on and on and on 😊

[@Sauvage_Foxes]

Agreed, he has gotten better at his commentary. He sometimes gets carried away with captaining the game and loves to predict an outcome.

[@Deano_Longley]

Brilliant cricket chat from these 3,I love to see Ponting over here in England doing the media he's superb to listen too,so knowledgeable always complimentary to England in general

[@DeanTipping-d1i]

That was just simply brilliant... could listen to Pont all day... he is an Australian cricket legend!!

[@beinghuman5701]

Amazing to see ponting's clarity about young players coming up in the australian domestic circuit... This cements his passion and love for the aussie cricket. This made him a world champion couple of times.

[@rasikaperera5825]

Punter’s insights are always next level…! Really happy to see him with Athers and Nasser. It’s always a treat to watch when these three are together ❤

[@kireetpandey6444]

Could listen Ricky for hours What a Podcast by Sky

[@JB-td9fz]

Love ricky, what a player.

[@pbfamous07]

ricky truly is one of a kind. such a ferocious competitor yet such grace and poise.

[@zion-designs]

could listen to him whole day ! LEGEND

[@joseph_donovan]

Always a singular pleasure to see and listen to Ricky Ponting! He is a perceptive analyst of the game and provides incisive insights into tactics and players' strengths and weaknesses.

[@labkl253]

so good this. so so good. Witnessed that Ponting innings at Old Trafford in 05, gotta be the best innings ive ever seen live. england threw absolutely everything at him. These 3 talk so much sense about the game

[@OrggsOrggs]

Punter you little beauty'❤

[@adamm8021]

3 of the best. As an Aussie, I also really enjoy listening to Michael Vaughan - excellent commentators all of them. They are better than most of the dribblers we have on the Aussie commentary team.

[@MrArthurJun]

Fascinating in-depth interview. The ex-Somerset batsman Punter is great value.

[@garyparmar4061]

Listening to Ponting is like music to ears, absolute legend 🫶🙌

[@davegodwin80]

I could listen to Ponting for hours.

[@ce11amitkumaryadav83]

Punter lara Tendulkar kallis Wow legendary era

[@HaydenCyclist]

Dravid, Sangakara, Mohammad Yusuf, Saeed Anwar, Mark Waugh ...

[@kntlfrnz]

one thing which Root has benefitted from is stepping dwn frm captaincy.. he was absolutely miserabl for the last 18 months of it.. happy to see him florish now.. n hopefuly he scores big down undr

[@aconiteuniverse]

Great discussion

[@KrisAdamsTV]

Besides being British and slightly annoyed that Punter can come here and make us lose... I love this man. Thanks for the video :)

[@atx6249]

Ponting was the nightmare of every 90s kid growing up in India. He was seen as the villain who threatened to surpass Sachin. Now I’ve nothing but huge respect and admiration for him.

[@mohammadfaisal7143]

At the end of 2008, he was almost neck and neck with Tendulkar but then Sachin had a final flourish and Ponting couldn't cope with his rich form which he displayed from 2003-2008

[@VARMOT123]

Ponting is the best cricket brain out there by a mile

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

its opposite

[@santoshnautiyal2148]

Can listen to them all day and night.....I was sad when this ended.

[@Dominic_Barone]

22:00 pacer trio

[@Adventures_with_Billypom]

Absolutely wonderful interview. Any hint of good cop bad cop? 😉😉😉❤️

[@muralikrishna5450]

What a wonderful conversation..very unlike the jokes in Cricbuzz..

[@rasikaperera5825]

Exactly!

[@labandas4994]

I still watch cricket for these 3. GEMS!

[@kashifahmed9906]

Sky sports podcast is the only one that only talks about cricket and nothing useless.Hats off to everyone

[@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew]

Yes absolutely the cringe Indian commentators like Gaykash Jhopda,Lundtin Sapru are just disgusting to hear and it brings pain to my eyes

[@robertmason6366]

Steve Waugh was a thorn in the England side at home along with Graeme smith and steve smith.

[@Abhishek-gb9um]

Watched The whole clip there wasn't anything mentioned about kohli yet they put his photo to gain views speaks the volumes of the great man,also every time be it sky sports or fox cricket they make sure they put VK as their front page shows the immense power or influence the man holds👍

[@rizwanhussain9244]

Quality from Ricky.

[@zhanruide84]

Am I the only person who clicked on this thinking it was an assessment of the 2025/6 Ashes - are England improving enough and in the right areas to compete?

[@MohammadNoushadali-j7u]

Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton are both commentaters

[@George-tp6lk]

No way I never knew this

[@DennisMpofu-wv5zo]

Former England captains

[@George-tp6lk]

@@DennisMpofu-wv5zo shock.

[@taimurhuk543]

@@George-tp6lk I think he started following cricket in lockdown. Cut him some slack.

[@George-tp6lk]

@@taimurhuk543 yeh must be a lockdown kid

[@jamescoupland131]

Darren Lehmann for Yorkshire was top class

[@farazalive]

Superb pod

[@64offsuiter]

Interesting that Aussies may be lacking future potential opener depth like England. possible result of shorter form cricket?

[@princeroytilakasiri5675]

I do admire all these players, ricky ponting makes a good point about test cricket except the big 3 England, Australia and India. The problem like we all know is the T20 leagues around the world. All the best players want to earn as much money and so it's very hard to stop. Also there is alot less pressure to perform for themselves compared to the country. Its short and quick just like mobile phones.

[@taimurhuk543]

Has anyone read Ponting's autobiography: At the Close of Play?

[@BDK86]

As a Aussie. I enjoy the competition that both Nations bring to cricket. We both love to win and England love to get that Moral win over us lol.

[@ANDY1985UK2011]

@BDK86 the ashes is the only series that can compete with football in england

[@bradwaghorn8955]

Give me a break. Cam Bancroft has led WA to successive Sheffield shield victories. He is the stand out batter in Australian cricket and is an opener. If he is not selected in that position in the national team it is just criminal. The bias against him is palpable.

[@bthebigdogg]

Pumped up high for this match . After WC England vs Australia🔥🔥🔥. Exccited for England new gen

[@Hope33377]

These guys are born for Cricket aren’t they?? 🙏🏻🏏

[@krunaldesai4438]

I love the duo talking about cricket, But the question to punter should've been the batting approach of this Eng team n can it be successful against Cummins n Co? Will this English batting treat the bowlers with similar disdain down under? I'm very eager to see as a test cricket lover...as much as I love this English side under Macullum, one dimensional players will be at mercy of Aus bowlers. Can this Eng batting hold back if required?

[@jameshotchkin8438]

Teague Wyllie who plays for WA was the youngest player since Ponting to score a shield century. Been batting at 3 but can open and his idol is Rahul Dravid 'The Wall'. Bats time for fun. He will develop. Whether he is ready in 2025 might be too early but his time will come. ❤️🔥

[@xendit1635]

Ponting - we hated him when he used to crush India single handedly, now we love him. :)

[@jetpark3743]

He needs IPL team

[@vinothkannabiran6554]

Most Awaiting Series BGT 🔥!!

[@HaydenJack01]

Gotta be Renshaw coming in at the top He isn't even in the prime years of 30+, he will only get better

[@Sid-e5y]

Nice

[@ApurboSarker-f1m]

King Kohli ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊🎉🎉

[@RiyazAhmed-uh4pc]

Nowadays in Modern Era, Cricket is all about money, Test Cricket need to be saved❤

[@KeshuvHuriaMusic]

how sleepy does Nas look!

[@celestialspartan7977]

Cardiff has got a match and I am trying for a ticket ❤

[@benoitblanc420]

i want to be mike Atherton's diary

[@krunaldesai4438]

The last question about the future of Test cricket...Well, Biggest cash cow of ICC - BCCI has given test cricket the top priority n convyed the same to its players as well. Look at thier improvement in Test Cricket in last 10 years. Similar can be said about ACB n ECB. The biggest problem is the Test Cricket decline of other nations like Pakistan, NZ, SA, SL, Bangladesh. Each board has to look after their structure n players. I don't think ICC can do anything about it. At the best, they can market Test Cricket in way where ability of every player will be judged on the basis of how they perform in Test Cricket.

[@kushajkumar6313]

Gangster ponting best captain

[@KrisAdamsTV]

Ooh, and you get to play with the fancy Sky Sports sets!? No bookshelves for us today :D

[@KrisAdamsTV]

Although, hello camera guy.. use a better lens. It needs a 1.5 DOF at the minimum. No need to focus on the LEDs in the background with a closeup haha

[@tonywirth6722]

Optus Oval. Cue Boonie!

[@Dominic_Barone]

13:37 JFM

[@Ashvin404]

Virat makes his way into the thumbnail again 😂

[@jamesleslie6830]

stop picking on my essex .

[@ishangamer4003]

Virat kohli ❤❤

[@cupidstunt22]

Ricky Ponting

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Humans never like the TRUTH. He rather live in lies and extend his immortality

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Problem with humans is that SKILLED PEOPLE want LEADERSHIP job , LEADERS do not want Leadership job, For skilled people its another skill to learn , For a leader , its a responsibility. We humans are not perfect. So we always pick skilled people for leadership job. Its never ending story. Is there a CHEATSHEET for picking leader. What stopping humans from picking them? Self Protecting. The guy picking a leader has to be leader otherwise he will pick skilled people because he is afraid of his own job.

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

I may bash PONTING as coach but he was the ALPHA Guy when he was with australian Team. When india got few wickets cheap and whole 1 billion thought we got aussie down this time , Ponting then came WHACK all indian bowlers all over the park. He created mysticism and respect among indian cricket fans. So we dont bad mouth ponting. He earned our respect. But his coaching? same as ravi shastri. Year of tiger. Energy People. But lacks strategy or plan . They can be good assistant coach. They do one job better , keep the team in high spirits. Is that enough to win championship. In diluted league even donkey can win championship

[@jetpark3743]

Hey dunki, IPL does need coach but good captain. Ricky just won a title

[@Riuytfhjklf4634]

Dhoni played 90 tests , got 6 hundreds

[@stevenbox4523]

T20 franchise cash cow Ricky ponting says doing anything to domestic t20 is not an option. There's a shock

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

We humans afraid to speak truth , i carry the torch for all humanity as lonely human who speak truth. Ask away any question. You may not like any answer i will give. hahaha

[@userjim83]

Either peoples ability to judge character is awful or they just get brainwashed by media, the same people saying how good a bloke Ponting is are probably the same ones who thought Warne was a “good” bloke.

[@123jinson]

Ponting greatest cricketing mind but only after great Warne.😢

[@jaideepghosh5643]

Athers, Nass, Vaughan, KP....their speech is so crystal clear. You can understand every word they speak. Can't say the same for Ponting.

[@rahulpopat3016]

Ricky Ponting has changed a lot I remember watching him play he was an arrogant and nasty cricketer

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Can skilled player can be good coach? Not possible. Leaders are born and cant create leaders. So what is stopping skilled player like ponting from good coach? Simple. We all have resonant energy center. What ever we do we always go back to old habit that is what everyone born with it. There is no way you can change that... If we learn to put right people in right job , everything will get boring. We never want that then we will start speaking truth You know what happen a human speak the truth , A human next to him will kill him and call the guy who spoke truth as mental person after he killed him. Because we humans play game of lies. We hide in our lies . All of us. Its our virtual world. Our primary motto is not let brain see truth. Because it has bad nature. That is obsession. once it get obsessed with truth , it goes all out and endanger the HOST. So we live in our FANTASIES. We attached to new things every day. Just to hide. We only want brain to manage the body. We do not want it to think independent. Body and Brain and You one and same? Not really. We may be manager of our body and brain but brain does the all work load. If brain go strike body suffers We want our brain to be HAMSTER ON A WHEEL. They we have immortality of sort

[@NandaKumar-bx8qc]

Dudes there is a sleeping Giant called India!! which you have to overcome before you talk about the Ashes!!!!

[@andrewharris1837]

We really take no notice of blabber mouth ponting😮

[@ANDY1985UK2011]

ponting was annoying to watch as a player but great to hear as a pundit

[@sln7839]

Ponting is the worst captain I know in terms of behavior. Steve Waugh was class.

[@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew]

The Australian culture is aggressive whereas sports and physical activity is seen the most important thing whereas in India people are needs studying STEM all the time,So you don't see that aggression in Indian cricket team as most of these players are not passionate enough to play the game of cricket as they just wanna play cricket to make some quick cash from T20 leagues

[@sln7839]

@@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew Not about the culture. Steve Waugh, AB & Taylor also grew up in the same culture but they were civilized.

[@maxwatkins7032]

India needs to split the pie, with the likes SA, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, NZ, etc or they will lose test cricket that’s just the reality. India will kill the sport they love

[@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew]

India gets 38% of ICC revenue and I think Atleast they should give 2% revenue to every other team and India should take 26% of revenue and it will help test cricket more

[@maxwatkins7032]

@@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew ideally it should be even, Ik they bring the most in but if they care spread it out, they make more then enough money on the series they play and IPL

[@benstokes75499]

😊​@@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew

[@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew]

@@maxwatkins7032 Look Sir BCCI is a big board in terms of revenue generation for ICC and if BCCI let's say start splitting equal to all the other boards then how will BCCI fed the officials and players involved in the ranks of junior cricket and the seniors,There are 30 states in India playing domestic cricket and tell me who will fed them then if the revenue gets splited equally which makes BCCi left with absolute pies,I am just saying that from 38% BCCI should give 2% to each board except Aus and Eng as these boards make enough revenue for their cricketing system,BCCI should give 2% each to WI,Pak, SriLanka,SA and other boards and even if BCCI splits it's revenue to all the other boards equally,There will be no change in Cricket as Aus will keep on dominating world Cricket with heaps of trophies in their cabinet,Look in late 90s and 2000s BCCI were not that richest enough and all the boards used to have good enough money for their system but still Aus used to win for fun,So why to waste money on other boards as these teams can't even compete against Australia even if they are given world class facilities and all the financial incentives and stuffs

[@afaruqi]

Shouldn't Punt be in jail for driving 200 kmph rather than gaining public sympathy?

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Rciky ponting proven to be BAD COACH. he failed in Mumbai and Delhi. His issue? Being JAWLRA boy or Inspirational coach wont cut it if you dont have strategy to outsmart other coaches. Key is picking right captain. Some time its all about money than coaching. WHY STIR THE POT when you can get the money doing talking?

[@veereshgupta7837]

He literally won the IPL with Mumbai

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

@@veereshgupta7837 ya ya ya

[@jetpark3743]

IPL team needs him

[@darkraider0477]

He won IPL 2013 and 2015 with Mumbai Indians

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

@@darkraider0477 i see he got lucked out and won in 2016 and got fired after that. Mahela jaywardene was the driving force for the win. They knew something wrong

[@kushajkumar6313]

Australia better than england more wc trophies more ashes england only better in t 20

[@sanjaysanj6688]

Typically Aussie, overhyped everyone 😂🤣

[@macoooos9204]

Ricky was an angry, bitter cricketer whose personality was reflected in his team's sledging. Great batsman but I've never liked him.

[@MattyC_96]

Hes a brilliant analyst for Sky Sports . Ashes cricket made both sides very eager to win and beat each other

[@TSOTL-0302]

Aww you gonna cry snowflake?

[@prithviroy11]

He was never bitter or angry, that was just his competitive nature that made weak men/women uncomfortable. His skill and talent was only matched by how feisty he could be to win any game for his team. And there are many such players, you probably don't understand the phrase 'white line fever'. And you're probably not a very competitive guy/girl.

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Ricky pont failed and aslo anil kumble failed because of one reason. They think their method is what every one follow. Foolish people. Everyone is different. These two cant coach. Justin langer , Darren lehman all are one and same. Rigjid coaches are bad coaches. Let player be player , You just need to know where to put where . he did not have that Skilled people always think like skilled people. They lose broader perspective of making a WHEEL that become perpetual wheel. Meaning if you put right people together and they become glue and they take care of themself. But selfish coaches think selfish way. They become more important the team. That is the disease of people i mentioned above

[@TSOTL-0302]

Calm down kiddo and go outside, put the phone down. Constantly spamming the comment section.

[@prithviroy11]

what?? That's the biggest load of nonsense I've ever heard. Ponting has 2 IPL trophies as a coach, he just won the MLC in his first year there. He would probably win the Big Bash if he had a better team. And he hasn't coached any International side yet, we all know his record as captain. I'm pretty sure he knows and understands cricket better than or as good as anyone.

[@VARMOT123]

Cricket is lucky to have folks like ponting,graeme smith etc in punditry. They tower over pundits in other sports