I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my life on the move and travelling around the world that just to set up a home for my family and be a good dad is something that motivates me.
Ricky PontingI had big shoes to fill, but the way we have been playing has made the transition easy.
Ricky PontingIt's always good to win a Test match and if you win it comfortably, it can leave a few psychological marks on opposition sides.
Ricky PontingGanguly is a very good leader. His return to the field brings a spring in the steps of the Indians. He is a great player.
Ricky PontingI know when I've been playing a lot of golf it takes me a while to get back into cricket again. It's not so much the different shape of the swings, more the fact that you are stationary when you hit a golf ball. In cricket you have to move forward or back, which is an instinctive timing thing.
Ricky Ponting