QUOTES by Ricky Ponting
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"I knew Shane would do that for us. He loves that sort of occasion, and Brett bowled his heart out."
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"I wouldn't take him at 60 or 70 percent fitness. He has to be right to bowl not just on Thursday morning but every morning of the match."
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"It hurt him a lot not taking part in the last test match so he will be pretty keen to prove everybody wrong."
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"I think he's probably had a good look at his game and had a look at how he got out in Australia, and tried to rectify that. It's up to us to come back with something different. We've spoken about him and we know what we want to do."
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"His cricket from that moment on has been terrific, his cricket has been first class and he needs to be applauded for it."
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"It doesn't matter what the wicket looks like. He's a class performer in all sorts of conditions."
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"We've had great success against Graeme Smith over the summer, there's no doubt, but he is a class player and we have to keep coming up with different plans. There's no such thing as a watertight plan - it's a very irrational game."
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"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."
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"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,"
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"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."
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"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."
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"This match is another example that the team is capable of coming out of any trouble. It was a very, very good test match."
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"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,"
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"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,"
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"I'm proud of our ability to turn things around, especially after being below par in the Ashes."
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"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."
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"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."
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"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."
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"It's some of the best one-day cricket played in a long time _ no doubt about that,"
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"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."
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"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."
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"He was a fantastic player and leader. His services to cricket have been quite remarkable."
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"The Test cricket we've played over the last few weeks has been of a very high standard."
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"You would have thought over 400 would be enough. But Herschelle and the boys were too good and they deserved their win."
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"It's a bit of a shame not to have Andrew because he's a fairly dynamic player in 20/20 cricket. But there's little point in him playing now and then being forced out in the middle of the one-day series."
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"We are here to play our best test cricket. Things have been going according to plan for us in the past few weeks and we will try to freshen up and get our focus back."
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"This Australian cricket team is still the best cricket team in the world and as far as I'm concerned, the best sporting team in the world. For me to be the captain of that side is a great honor and a great thrill."
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"Cricket just takes a back seat, however much time he needs he's got. He's said his intention is to keep playing, but we'll just have to see how things unfold over the next weeks."
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"They have played some very good one-day cricket over the last couple of years, probably particularly in South Africa, so they'll be definitely up for it."
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"I'm sure everybody watching had one of the greatest days of their lives. It was a great game of cricket."
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"It does look like a good wicket. I think it'll be a fairly traditional Sydney cricket wicket. It'll be unlikely that we'll make any other changes."
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"We have played very good cricket in Australia and we know what we are capable of."
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"The opening bowlers in particular were fantastic. Brett Lee is a top-class bowler and it's great to have him back in the side, as well as Andrew Symonds. We have some momentum now."
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"I am totally against drop-in wickets anywhere in the world, it takes all the character away from the grounds,"
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"There's a tendency for balls to swing around here and hopefully we can take a few early wickets."
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"He's bowling 150km/h most balls. There's a very small margin for error there."
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"Yes, probably right (more relief than joy after you have avoided an embarrassing defeat). It was a very good Test match win."
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"He should be able to take a lot of confidence from that. It was exactly what he needed. The game scenario presented itself beautifully for him."
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