Katich said the Australian players should not have stood their ground when they knew that they were out. Katich said “I think when you state how you want to play the game, in terms of claiming catches in the field, taking someone’s word, then you’ve got to be careful not to hold your ground when you know you’re out.”

He said though he preferred not to make any such agreements with rival captains, but once the agreement is made one should respect it. “I have got no problems with guys not walking, because I believe that is the umpires’ job and that is what they’re there for. There are plenty of times blokes are given out when they’re not out so you take the good with the bad.

“[Australia] would have learnt a lot from everything they went through this week. There is a difference between the way we go about our cricket compared to other countries,” he said.

The left-hander added that in cricket there are times when some decisions go players’ way and at times they don’t. “Even when I played County cricket, if you don’t walk, they will think you are a cheat. They won’t outwardly say that, but that’s just how they’ve always played the game.

“Whereas we are brought up in such a competitive environment, and you take the good with the bad. I’ve had some bad decisions go against me but I’d like to think that over time you get some that go your way and it evens out.” He further came in support of Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and claimed him as the best man for that job.
“There have been times when I have personally been sledged, and I don’t mind it because it actually spurs me on to go on and prove them wrong,” he said.