Taking a potshot at the Indian team for their "new aggressive outlook",
Australian captain Ricky Ponting today said his team would continue to
play good cricket and leave the hosts to do all the talking in the ongoing one-day
cricket series.
"They are the ones who have come out and made all the statements since
we've been here, this new India and the new aggressive outlook, the way they
are going to play. We will go and play the best aggressive cricket we can and
leave all the talking to the Indians," Ponting told reporters on the eve
of the third ODI.
"That is not the way they generally play their cricket, so they have put
on some sort of a brave face. We have played some great cricket. I am looking
forward to playing some better cricket," he added.
Ponting, however, sought to downplay the verbal duels which
overshadowed the game in the second match, saying none of the teams crossed
their limits.
"It is pretty clear to me nobody stepped out of the line. I think both
teams were right on the limit the other day and the referee made that pretty
clear to us after the game. Both sides were right on the edge.
"As long as cricket is played in the right way and everyone knows where a
the line in the sand is, it is okay. It is up to us as a playing group and the
two captains to make sure everyone is playing in the spirit of the game,"
he said.
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