Intro:

Reaction as Australia clinch a Test series victory over India after the third Test is drawn in Melbourne

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English): Stephen Smith, Australia captain:
"Yeah I changed my mind a couple of times (on declaration). I wasn't quite sure when to pull out but as I said I didn't really want to give India a crack with the batters that they had in the shed and how good that wicket was so yeah that was my decision in the end."

SOUNDBITE: (English): Stephen Smith, Australia captain:
"No that didn't really come into the decision at all (Shaun Marsh seeking his century). We were just going to bat towards lunch and he got close and we kind of thought we'll see how we go but I thought lunch was our best opportunity and as I said I just didn't want to give them a crack."

SOUNDBITE: (English): Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India captain:
"We would take the or accept the result of the draw as a fair result the reason being we were in a position of trouble and from there to get out and get a draw is good enough because definitely you don't want to lose the Test match."

SOUNDBITE (English): MS Dhoni, India captain:
"What we have felt that at times when continuous sledging is going on at times you are very close to the boundary and it gets it happens from both sides but what's important is that as individuals and international cricketers and responsible cricketers it's important that you don't cross the boundary because you know once this chit chat goes on also what happens is that you are batting you are fielding or you're bowling the heat of the moment at times you say something so that's the time the opposition have to neglect it and saying okay it's just the heat of the moment and he's not really mean something like that and if that's done from both sides than you will see peaceful but aggressive cricket over the period of time."