As England take the field against Pakistan at Headingley later on Wednesday, Joe Root will have the opportunity to achieve a major world record currently held by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting.

Australia's batting has been facing growing scrutiny recently, and it all compounded when the Aussies were catapulted in their own backyard despite being at full strength as Bangladesh scripted a nine-wicket victory.

Australian cricket greats were utterly shocked by the team's 9-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the opening Test.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has hit out at the hosts' batters following a dismal Day 1 performance against Bangladesh in the ongoing first Test.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has hit out at the hosts' batters following a dismal day one performance against Bangladesh in the ongoing first Test, adding that their early season rustiness meant they were outplayed and outwitted by the visitors' bowling line-up.

Ponting revealed he endorsed Iyer to Indian selectors, confident in his ability to lead and handle the pressure of captaining the national T20I team.

When IPL 2026 started, the first half of the league belonged to one team - Punjab Kings

PBKS sat on top of the points table for 22 days in the ongoing edition before a devastating run of six consecutive losses completely derailed their campaign.

As Punjab Kings gear up for their final league-stage clash of IPL 2026 against Lucknow Super Giants, a remark from head coach Ricky Ponting has caught everyone's attention.

Ricky Ponting, who captained Australia to two ODI World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, said one can never write off champions like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.