"I’m disappointed in the result and I’m disappointed because the uniqueness of the WACA that it once had, that we keep hearing about every year, it appears it’s always there for the state games but it’s just not there for Test matches, which I think is disappointing," said Ponting. After they lost the match to South Africa which sucessusfully chased 414 runs.
"The beauty with playing cricket in Australia is that you get a vast array of conditions all around Australia and I’ve just got a bit of a feeling at the moment that this place has just lost whatever it had as far as its uniqueness."
"This Test match here has basically been played on a wicket like Adelaide. It’s not a WACA wicket whatsoever."
"I don’t know if you guys have ever seen a wicket here on a fifth day that plays as well as that one did or if you guys have ever seen one that’s been that slow and placid right from the start of the game," said the Australian skipper.
"Brisbane and Perth are the places that offer a bit of uniqueness in Australia. I think Brisbane still has that and I think the WACA is losing that very quickly."