From BBC news: The actions of the Australian team in Sydney have led to fierce criticism back home, with Ponting's role in the game coming under intense scrutiny.
The Sydney Morning Herald has called for Ponting to be dismissed, saying that Cricket Australia should not tolerate the "arrogant and abrasive conduct seen from the captain".
And an online poll in Australian newspaper the Daily Telegraph 79% of respondents said the team did not play in the true spirit of the game while 83% said Ponting was not a good ambassador for the game.
BBC News Sydney correspondent Nick Bryant said: "The Aussies love winning but they like winning well, and there's a feeling after 16 straight Test victories that Ricky Ponting's team has just gone too far in the aggressive way in which they play."
