They did bowl well. There was swing there, but they exploited it well… But full credit to Australia, they took the games away.” Dhoni

“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 , in a couple of close games it has been the difference… ” Ponting

“I am real happy today. This tour has been a good learning experience, all different kinds of wickets, conditions…” Doug Bollinger

“They got off to a good start and we never got into a postion to contain them. It was one of the good ODI tracks we have seen in India, you have to be smart. Hopefully we will be up for the next two games.” Dhoni

” It was one of the amazing games and certainly one of the best innings ever from Sachin. Its unbelievable how we have played, considering all the injuries. Marsh played realy well.” Ponting

“I thought we started off really well then lost wickets. yeah It was one of my best knocks. I care about playing for India, it’s a passion and I have been absoloutely honoured to play for India so long.” Sachin

“We were in a good position at 60 for 3, we needed to take a couple of wickets in the middle of the innings, Yuvraj and Dhoni were superb, we had our moments but did not capitalise.”Ponting

“On this wicket, I think everybody bowled well. I’m really happy. The pitch was looking really ugly. All in all, it was a great team effort.” Dhoni

“Yeah, I was a bit rusty at the start. I was proving myself here. I think it was slightly better to bat on second, but it was not a good batting wicket.” Yuvraj

“It was always going to be a hard run chase. The wicket was very good and it was a fantastic surface to play ODI. The dew didn’t play that much a part as we though. we should have been just two wickets down but we had lost quite a few by then.”Ponting

“We lost Sachin early but Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag provided the ideal start. Then Yuvraj Singh played well. The platform was given for me to come and do my stuff. We knew that with five overs of Powerplay left, if we can take it at 38 or 40 overs we can always get to a big total. One of those innings that was good. The wicket was good and I exploited that.” Dhoni man of the match

“It was good fun. I really enjoyed the partnership with White in particular and the assault in the end came good. There was no target set; we tried to get to 300. The outfield is small is some places and very very fast; it’s a difficult ground to defend.” Man of the Match Hussey.

“What we wanted to do was to take the game till the end. Five overs of powerplay was left and we should have achieved it but. We need to improve the death bowling and batsmen to carry on to make big scores.” Dhoni

“It was a pretty good performance other than six or seven overs in the end. The wicket held up nicely and the outfield was fast. We were just good enough to hold out in the end.  Told Siddle to be just calm and have one thought .. just keep it simple.” Ponting

Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen showcase a creation by designer Vikram Phadnis on the Lakme Fashion Week 2009 in Mumbai, India.

The Lakme Fashion Week in its 10th year will feature creations by over 50 designers and will culminate with a grand finale on September 22. This  photo is from day four of the Lakme Fashion Week featuring some celebrities in Mumbai.