Nottingham: In the group of death, Australia will be fighting for survival. Ricky Ponting’s men meet Sri Lanka in a critical Group ‘C’ ICC World Twenty20 cricket match at Trent Bridge on Monday.

Ricky Ponting is confident the Australia players will keep their focus after the all-rounder Andrew Symonds was sent home on the eve of the World Twenty20.

Captain Ricky Ponting has dismissed talks of Australia being under prepared for the World Twenty20 Championships by missing the IPL and said his side was instead "in the best shape" following the break before the big event.

Australia captain Riicky Ponting made a virtue of his decision to skip the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa, saying he is "relaxed and rejuvenated" by forgoing the rewards to be picked from the Twenty20 tournament ahead of the long Ashes summer.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said next month''s Twenty20 championship would have little or no impact on the hotly debated bowling line-up for the first Test against England.

CAPTAIN Ricky Ponting has given the nod for controversial all-rounder Andrew Symonds to be named when Australia's Ashes squad is announced today.

Facing an early exit from the Twenty20 cricket World Championships, Australia have suffered a massive blow with skipper Ricky Ponting being ruled out of the event due to a hamstring injury.

Australia cricket's top dogs Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke will be rewarded with a million-plus dollar contracts in the next fortnight.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting will remain at the helm in all three formats of the game till the 2011 World Cup, chief selector Andrew Hilditch said. Hilditch ruled out having different captains for the Test and limited overs squads and said while Ponting might skip a tourney here and there, he would lead Australia in all major events.

Australian cricket Skipper Ricky Ponting has welcomed the return of some of his star players following the team's 3-1 defeat in the one-day series in South Africa.