Tim Nielsen praises Oz quality

"It's obviously a tremendous feeling, we are feeling very happy with ourselves and the way we went about playing the game over the past couple of weeks," said Australia coach Tim Nielsen.

"It's been a real success for all of us as a team, both the players who have played so well and the support staff who have planned so well to assist them play at their utmost which is really pleasing to us all, after not having the success would have liked against South African in Australia earlier this year."

"It's great to see so many young players coming into Test cricket and having the courage and the confidence to stand up and perform so well," Nielsen said.

"I suppose the highlights for me have been winning the toss in Joburg and having the courage to bat on what was a bit of a green top, but Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting were outstanding that afternoon, a partnership of 113 really took the momentum away from South Africa," he said.

"We decided to bat, we thought it would be hard work batting last on that wicket," he said.

"Phillip Hughes played so well for 100s in both innings of the Test match, the youngest player ever to do that. Ricky Pointing supported him very well, with a partnership of 180-odd and took the game away from South Africa."

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