The apprentice listened to the master's every word and was clubbing the ball by the end of their hour-long session.
Ponting stood in the umpire's position, delivering advice and encouragement, before hurling throw-downs at Clarke long after most of their Australian teammates had hit the showers.
"I was speaking to the batting master, trying to get a few tips," Clarke said at a venue he averages 102.4.
"Just working on a few things. Punter has seen me bat for a long time through my career. He does a lot of work with me, batting and catching.
"A bit of help from the skipper never goes astray. I struggled at the start, but it got better through a pretty long net session."
Clarke's past five Test scores have been 14, 4, 14, 3 and 9. His 76-minute innings at the Gabba last week was so scratchy it was assumed he was injured.
But the 29-year-old, whose career average has slipped to 48.48, admitted his troubles were related to batsmanship rather than a sore back.
"You're always concerned when you don't make any runs," Clarke said. "It probably wasn't one of the most entertaining innings in my career. I certainly struggled.
"My back feels good enough. I thought I was definitely fit enough to perform in that first Test match.
"No excuses with my back. My feet weren't moving as well as I'd like, I wasn't watching the ball as closely as I should be and I played a poor shot to get out.
"The execution and shot selection wasn't right. I'll learn from that."
