Disappointing way to end a long summer…

It’s been a long, tough summer. We dominated the series all through until the final. It’s pretty disappointing.

Bowlers’ performance

The bowlers were outstanding in the first half of the tournament… When you’re batting at No. 3, you need to take a responsibility… But I’m guilty as much as any.

Were you relieved to have lost in the final…

No. I’m not. We’d have loved to be going to Adelaide on Wednesday. Get away from cricket for a little while. Not just because of controversies. It’s been hard cricket... very tough cricket… I’m sure the guys would be looking forward to having a couple of weeks’ break.

Personal form

I thought that 100 was going to change things around for me. I sort of was back to where I started again. When you’re in a bit of a slump, as I’ve been through the one-day series, it highlights what a fine line it is. Where you are in a slump, you tend to get out in all sorts of ways. Any mistake you make, you pay for it.

Rating the Indian team

India thoroughly deserved to win… They outplayed us thoroughly… Sachin set both games up for them… Their experienced players stood up… Rohit Sharma looked good in Sydney, Ishant has come up leaps and bound… They have a lot of talent in this squad…

Did fatigue play any role

It’s actually been interesting… I was talking about it with coach and chairman of selectors… We’ve changed only two players in Tests to ODIs… We’ve had a more changes in the past.

India’s policy

They went with their youth players for this tour… (Sourav) Ganguly was left out and I was surprised… But the yosunger players have stood up...

Does Australia need some fresh blood…

The reason this group has been together is that they’re outstanding… Time’s gonna come when players are going to retire… Most senior players still have the skills that are required… Inevitably there will be changes…