Ponting proud of Australia’s achievement

CENTURION: Winning the second biggest one-day tournament in the world has certainly made not only the Australian team very proud of the achievement but also its captain Ricky Ponting.
“If you look at the Australian cricket team and the ups and downs we’ve been through over the last 18 months I think this is a real positive for us,” said Ponting after Australia had beaten New Zealand by six wickets at Supersports Park here on Monday to retain the ICC Champions trophy which they won in India in 2006.

Ricky Ponting (left) and Shane Watson with the Champions trophy

“It’s great to see we are now getting a bit more experienced with some of the young guys. They are starting to make major impact on the international game as Shane (Watson) has over the last few days. That’s a really good sign for us.
“We pride ourselves on big events and big tournaments. The number of games we had lost in the last couple of World Cups and Champions trophy is only one and that’s terrific. That’s something we can all be very proud of and certainly to be the captain of this side makes me proud as well.”
Ponting said to win a tournament as big as this was a great reward for everyone, whether it was coaches or the players who have been around the group for the last six to seven weeks.

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