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Australia's Ricky Ponting: 'I didn't want to end career in defeat'

Ponting disappointed to sign off in defeat
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Ricky Ponting says that he has not finished his Test career in the way that he "would have liked" following Australia's series defeat to South Africa.

Retired Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has admitted that he is disappointed to finish off his Test career with a defeat.

The 37-year-old, who announced that he would be stepping down from his 17-year Test career last week, was on the losing side in Perth as the Aussies succumbed to a 1-0 series loss to South Africa by relinquishing the third Test.

"It was not the way I wanted to finish with that performance and that result," Ponting told Sky Sports News.

"I have tried to stay away from watching and listening to everything [about my retirement] this week. It's not unfolded the way I would have liked."

Ponting was dismissed for eight runs during Australia's second innings.

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