Paine apologised for his behaviour with the umpires as well. "Bitterly disappointed with the way I went about it, I felt that my mood throughout probably the whole Test match was probably a little-bit off. The way I spoke to the umpires early on day 2 was also unacceptable. "So like I said yesterday I want to take that on the chin, it is not the way I want to lead this Australian team, it is certainly not a reflection of how I want to do it going forward," he added. Paine also admitted that on Monday he fell short of his own standards and expectations in terms of playing the game by certain ethics. "I always talk to our players about playing this game on skill and not on emotion and yesterday as I said I fell short of my own standards, and own expectations. "...but at the same time, bit of self-reflection, being able to learn from it, being able to move on after the (Sydney) Test was important.

"I again apologise to our fans and people who heard some of the things I said yesterday, it wasn't good enough particularly from the leader of this team,said Paine, who used an abusive word to unsettle Ashwin during their chatter. He, however, maintained that the relationship between the two teams remains friendly. "...there is a healthy respect, it is very competitive, but it is all said and done. The way the spirit of this series is being played 99 per cent of the time it's been excellent. Yes, I had a quick chat with him after the game and everything was fine," he elaborated. Paine attributed his poor show behind the stumps to his bad mood. "...for me it was all around my mood, being a little bit tensed and not being focussed on my number one job," he said.

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Paine also spoke to head coach Justin Langer after the game. The Australian skipper is now looking forward to the fourth and the final Test in Brisbane, which will start from Friday. "I am looking forward to getting to Brisbane and bouncing back and playing the game more like Tim Paine plays the game, yesterday was a poor reflection of that, not something that I want to be known for," he signed off. The fourth Test will be aired on Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 3 and Sony Six channels, from 5am IST.

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