We're going back with our tail between our legs: Ponting

Nagpur, Nov 10 (PTI) "We will go back with our tail between the legs a bit" is how captain Ricky Ponting today summed up the mood in the Australian camp after losing the Border-Gavaskar trophy to India.
A candid Ponting said he himself was a let down both as a captain and as a batsman and after the 0-2 defeat, Australia would return home with the bitter memory of a resounding series defeat.

"When we came, we hoped to be more competitive than we have been. We had very good chances of winning the series but eventually, it didn't go our way," rued the Australian captain.

Ponting said in both the drawn Tests, Australia had an upper hand but they just could not translate it into wins.

"We made hard efforts in the last two matches. We had our chances in Bangalore, there was opportunity in Delhi and here too we had a little opening. But we were not good enough to capitalise on that," Ponting lamented.

Losing toss made a lot of difference, reckoned Ponting.

"No excuse but toss is so important here, to lose it 3-4 times...It was pretty important," he told NDTV.

Ponting's captaincy, especially his using part-time bowlers to revive over-rate and escape a ban, drew flak from all quarters and the Australian said he himself was not satisfied with the way he led.

"It was a hard series for me both as a player and captain...If I give myself five on 10, I think I would be generous," he said. PTI