5 great Australian captains who never won an Ashes series in England

#1 Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting Was one of the most uncompromising players of his era. He is one of the finest batsmen Australia have ever produced. ‘Punter’ (as he was commonly known) has also been regarded as one of the best thinkers in the game. Having led Australia to back-to-back World Cup titles (in 2003 and 2007) and with a brilliant Test record as skipper, Ponting is one of the best captains to have played the game.

With 48 wins in 77 Test matches as captain, he achieved almost everything. But there are a couple of things he hasn’t won. A Test series in India and an Ashes series in England. The famous 2005 Ashes was Ponting’s first Ashes as captain. After winning the first Test at Lord’s, Australia failed to drive home the early advantage and lost a hard-fought series 2-1 as England regained the urn after 19 years.

In the Ashes 2006/07 at home, Ponting led Australia to a memorable whitewash, helping the Aussies regain the urn. In 2009, he was back in England (this time without his talismanic players – Warne, McGrath, Hayden and Gilchrist). And again Australia lost a hard-fought 2-1.

And thus a Test series win in England eluded Australia’s most successful skipper.