SYDNEY, Jan 6: Skipper Ricky Ponting has admonished his two fast bowlers Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee for being reported on misconduct charges during the feisty final cricket Test against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

McGrath was officially reprimanded by ICC match referee Chris Broad for using obscene language and Lee was also officially reprimanded for showing dissent.

“It’s obviously not ideal. It’s not anything any of those guys or I as captain are proud of that’s for sure,” Ponting told reporters after Australia’s eight-wicket Sydney Test victory Friday to claim the three-match series 2-0.

Ponting said frustration was at the heart of the disciplinary break-down amid widespread criticism of the performance of match umpires Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar.—AFP