Graeme Smith Against Quotations

We've always wanted to play positive, winning cricket, and if we can win this series, it means we can put a tick against this summer.

What we are trying to do against them at the moment does not work and we'll have to arrive with a new game plan.

I think it was a very strong performance. The top six we had is very young in terms of age and games and to go up against some of the best bowlers in the world and to play the way we did today showed a lot of character.

With the Cricket World Cup just more than a year away, South Africa hopes to use the series against Australia to iron out flaws and gear them up for the event.

Definitely. We're not disappointed with the fact that we got bowled out in the last innings, the disappointing thing for us is that we had opportunities but didn't take them. We always knew that batting last against the two spinners would be difficult but it was in the middle of the game that we lost it.

It's something we're pretty well prepared for now after coming off the back of the recent battles against Australia. We're tougher for the experience, we're mentally harder now and I think that will be advantageous for us if there is any silly stuff.

It was a good win for us at the end of the day. It gives us a bit of confidence going into the next game against Australia.

It's nice to win a tight game against Australia and it's a massive evening for all of us. We have got to come back down to earth.