IMHO Ponting is not there yet for simple fact that he is yet to show is class against the worlds best spiners likes Of Murlis. And Remember Sachin and Lara have scored most of thier runs against the best bowling attacks of the likes Wals,Waqar,Wasim etc.
Although Ponting has been scoring bulk or runs he is far away from being in the race of Best Bastmen.
Also its not right to compare Lara and Sachin with Ponting with their present form , because Ponting is at the Peek of his carrier which Lara and Sachin have already passed.
So for me competition is really between Lara and Sachin , and as far as Test cricket concerned Lara is slightly ahead of the Sachin. And Sachin is well ahead of anybody else out there in One Day Cricket
