Intro:

Reaction from South African captain AB de Villiers as his side slipped to a 4-1 one day series to Australia after losing their final match by two wickets in Sydney on Sunday (23rd November).

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English), AB de Villiers:

"Obviously we are hurting. It is not ideal, it is not what we planned to do. The positive thing is that we competed in all five games. Had we done the basics a bit better, we could have won a lot more than just one. Very disappointing looking back knowing that we didn't do the basics well - it's the kind of thing a consistent cricket team needs to do to be successful all the time and we couldn't get that right over here."

SOUNDBITE: (English), AB de Villers:

"Maybe we over thought some things, maybe thinking too much, overanalysing things a little bit. Sometimes when you tend to talk about something a bit too much you sort of put so much emphasis on it and pressure on yourself that you do funny things in that situation. We put a lot of emphasis on powerplays, I put a lot of emphasis on our fielding and those were the areas that let us down quite a bit. I always talk about basics and that is another area that let us down. So maybe I should stop talking about the little things we mustn't do and talk about the things we should do."

SOUNDBITE: (English), AB de Villiers:

"We will be back soon, three months time. We know more or less what kind of players to rely on in pressure situations. We have got a better idea of our World Cup squad moving forward, so a lot of positives as well - but in this very moment, not happy."