Ravi Shastri “What we have witnessed here is a first-class performance from Australia.” Er, Ravi shouldn’t it be List A performance, considering it’s an ODI? But we’ll move on from making bad jokes.

Losing captain, MS Dhoni Like I said, the first half an hour was important, and the first 15 minutes did all the damage today. They did bowl well. There was swing there, but they exploited it well… The way we lost in Mohali and Nagpur, as a team you don’t want to lose like that. But full credit to Australia, they took the games away.”

Ricky Ponting “Perhaps the most satisfying series win I have been involved in. To get 11 players on the field has been a challenge in some of the games… Our fielding has been outstanding, in a couple of close games it has been the difference… “

Man of the Match, Doug Bollinger “I am real happy today. It all came together in what has been a fantastic tournament. I just went there and kept things simple… This tour has been a good learning experience, all different kinds of wickets, conditions…”

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