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The mood in the Australian dressing room has hit a low after the loss to South Africa, admits skipper Ricky Ponting but insists that he would talk his young side out of the gloom for the ODI series against New Zealand starting tomorrow.

Cricket Australia chairman Jack Clarke today threw his weight behind embattled skipper Ricky Ponting and selection panel chief Andrew Hilditch, saying the duo was being unfairly criticised in the wake of the team's Test series loss to South Africa.