Ricky Ponting with the Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09 his "worst day as national captain". Indian newspapers also continued with the criticism, with some suggesting Ponting put himself before the team. Ponting angrily responded to such comments at the post-Test media conference. Ricky Ponting with the Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09 Ricky Ponting captained the Australian cricket team on their four Test tour of India in 2008–09. On a tour that was unsuccessful on a whole, the tourists lost the Test series 2–0 to an Indian side led by Anil Kumble and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, while they drew two warm-up matches against the Centre of Excellence (non
Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1982–83 before wicket, resulting in an official complaint from the umpire. Col Egar worried if the team had inadequate preparation: The boys have come out of a six-month layoff, started their per sonal physical fitness programs in , July, had four days in Perth, two under match conditions on the WACA ground, and then were flung into a totally different world against a national side at the top of their playing abilities after an England tour. The only opportunity to tour was now, but we arc meeting the conscquences of our decision... The Australian batting performance yesterday let down the fielding