Ponting claimed while coming to SA that SA would be under more pressure as they want to be #1. I am not sure if he really means that or it is just his attempt at mental disintegration of SA. SA team has shown maturity in not responding to Ponting's comments.
Ponting himself seems to be confused about what he is saying as he also mentioned that winning the series is the highest priority for Aus. This would mean that Aus would be under far more pressure than SA. SA will automatically become #1 in August when previous year's results will be taken out (when Aus was a dominant force) and current year's results get higher weightage (when SA is doing better) and even India may bypass Aus though a lot will depend on India's NZ series.
Meanwhile, Ponting must learn from Smith. Smith hardly made any comments before last year's series in Aus but showed greater application on field. Ponting should understand that a quieter SA is more dangerous and should plan better for upcoming series. A loss here would really put pressure on his captaincy.
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