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NEWS India-Australia-West Indies Tri-Series>The rain was lucky for the Indians: Ponting 16th Sept 2006 22.44 IST By Agencies Australian skipper Ricky Thomas Ponting said India paid the price for not responding well to rapidly changing match situation in the day-night clash in Kuala Lumpur today. "The rain was lucky for the Indians. I don't really know (how the match would have gone)," he said.
Ponting said sending all-rounder Shane Watson up in the batting order was part of his team's experiments. "It was part of the experiment. He has a good technique, he can hit the ball hard and we need to expose young players during such matches," he said. On young pacer Mitchell Johnson 's success against Indian batsmen, Ponting said the bowler had improved with time. "He has improved from the time he played against Bangladesh . He is a good athlete who can swing the ball," he said. Ponting said experienced players like Andrew Symonds , Mike Hussey and Brett Lee would also get their chance to play in future matches in the tournament. Also View In-Depth Coverage: India-Australia-West Indies Tri-Series Team Page: India Team Page: Australia | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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