Australian skipper Ricky Ponting maintained that his team didn't consider the Future Cup win as revenge for their loss to India in the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals.

"Every series we play, we want to win. It is as simple as that. It's disappointing not making it to the final of the T20. At the end of the day, India played good cricket. We’ve played some excellent cricket here, coming back after a long gap. It is not about coming here and seeking revenge. It is just us coming here and trying to play better cricket," said the right-hander.

Good spirit

On the much-discussed issue of bad blood between players, Ponting felt too much had been made out of it.

"From the third game onwards, this series has been played in very good spirit. We had a very good game of cricket in Nagpur. There has been nothing from the referee. We should look at the positives that come out of the series than the negatives," he opined.

Despite having wrapped up the series, Ponting said Matthew Hayden would be the first choice to play if he regains the fitness. "Matt has done a fair bit of running today. He is 85 to 95 percent fit. We will see how he pulls up tomorrow morning. At the moment, he is most certainly playing," Ponting said after Tuesday’s practice session.
On his team's consistently good show in conditions not similar to Australia, Ponting said: "We have got a lot of experienced players who play well in the sub-continent. We have had very good wickets to play on.

“The grounds here are conducive for big scores. I am not surprised by the big scores in the series. If the practice wicket is any indication, we will see a good score here on Wednesday."

Hogg factor

Along with Andrew Symonds and Mitchell Johnson, left-arm unorthodox bowler Brad Hogg has made a big difference to Aussie fortunes. By contrast, India’s spinners haven't made too much of an impact. "I am not sure if our spinners bowled better or our batsmen played the Indian spinners better. Hoggy is a pretty under-rated player.

“He had an unbelievable World Cup. He has got better as the series has gone on. His bowling was a big factor in the outcome of the last game," said Ponting.

"We have played Hogg a lot at nets. He has got a very good wrong one. Leg-spinners bowl the wrong one with a high arm. He is spinning it a lot more and a lot well. If you look at the World Cup, he undid a lot of batsmen with the wrong one. He is learning all the time," stated Ponting.