Ricky Ponting Quotes

"This team has shown it can fight back from adversity."

"Glenn's absence has thrown the attack a bit, but with Brett taking wickets early on with the new ball and Nathan Bracken and Stuart Clark stepping in and stepping up, I couldn't be much happier."

"I'm proud of our ability to turn things around, especially after being below par in the Ashes."

"He is always missed any time he misses a game. There is no doubt we have missed him on a couple of occasions this series,"

"They may be less experienced at Test level, but they've all got a lot of experience under their belts and been around the Australian structure for a while,"

"This match is another example that the team is capable of coming out of any trouble. It was a very, very good test match."

"I was furious at a player being so disrespectful to himself, his teammates, his opponents and his country by turning up to play a game in that state, and I blurted out, 'He can go home then!' to Gilchrist before heading off to speak to (coach) John Buchanan."

"They're [England] number two in the world now and have played excellent cricket of late, and I think both sides match up particularly well."

"It was knocked on the head quite sternly by most of the captains at the (International Cricket Council) captains meeting in Sydney a couple of weeks ago,"

"I had said then that it was the biggest upset in the history of cricket. I can't say for sure whether that is true but it definitely has been the biggest disappointment for me."

"It's an extremely sad day for Australian cricket."

"The Test cricket we've played over the last few weeks has been of a very high standard."

"He was a fantastic player and leader. His services to cricket have been quite remarkable."

"It's probably the most nerve-racking end to a test match I've played in ... (maybe) any game of cricket I've ever played - tied World Cup semi-finals included."

"To win ? you have to make hundreds in Test cricket, that's what it's all about. They're just not doing that right now. There's no doubt we'll sit down and talk about some of the individuals, but I must admit I'd be surprised if any changes would be made."

"I think we played some very good cricket, there's no doubt about that,"

"He got the biggest response I've ever heard on a cricket ground."

"It's some of the best one-day cricket played in a long time _ no doubt about that,"

"We have 14 players in the squad and a couple of those guys haven't played a lot of cricket, so we'll look at them in tomorrow's game against South Africa."

"The sooner we can get back to playing the cricket we're used to and the cricket we'll be playing going forward the better. I think an agreement will be struck."