Melbourne (PTI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and his teammates will re-watch highlights of the controversy-marred Sydney Test against India to make sure that some of the "arrogant" behaviour that outraged even their own countrymen is not repeated again.

"We'll look at some of the footage, its perception and the way people see things when they're off the field," Ponting was quoted as saing by 'Herald Sun'.

Australia won the ill-tempered match by 122 runs to record their 16th straight Test win but far from being celebrated, the victory was heavily criticised by former players, fans and the media, who lambasted the team's "win at all costs" attitude.

Ponting said the players would analyse their body language while speaking to the opposition in the match footage and make sure that it is not perceived to be arrogant in future matches.

"I might be talking to opposition players on the field but it might be construed by people watching on television that you're in a slanging or sledging match when that's not the case," he explained.

"I think it's important that we sit back and look at that footage. Look at our body language. See if there are areas that we can improve on," Ponting, who till recently strongly defended his team's behaviour, added.

Ponting said the scathing criticism of the world champions' behaviour has left him shocked as his side has never intended to be seen as too aggressive.

"What I want is for the Australian cricket team to be the most loved and the most respected sporting side in this country. That's always been one of my aims and it will continue to be," he said.

"One thing I've been conscious of over the last five years I've been captain is that this team is going to be recognised as one of the all-time great Australian cricket teams."

"But what I've also been conscious of is making sure the guys are remembered as being good people to go along with being great cricketers," he added.

The right-hander said since taking over capatincy he has made every effort to make his team look friendly and well-behaved.

"In the last two or three seasons especially, we've actually started to change the perception, the way in which the public see us. There have been less (players reported). We're ultra-conscious of how we play the game and the spirit of cricket which we all signed on to," he said.

Looking back at the acrimonious week that was marred by a three-Test ban on Harbhajan Singh for allegedly racially abusing Andrew Symonds, Ponting said he first realised the gravity of the situation when his concerned wife Rianna called up to check whether he still had his job.

"'Have you seen the papers?' she asked and said 'Is everything OK with your job?'. She was a bit worried and a bit shaken. I said everything will be OK," he revealed.

On his own behaviour during the match, Ponting said he regretted a few instances like standing too long at the crease after being given out LBW in the first innings.

"There's no doubt I stood there for a second or two too long and I shouldn't have done that. And it probably didn't help that I was shown throwing my bat when I got back to the rooms," he said.

"Some of the guys mightn't have shaken (Indian skipper Anil) Kumble's hand after the game. But we were so wrapped up with the end of the game that they were already off the field. And we all walked along when it was over and shook their hands," he added.

Ponting, however, rubbished accusations that his side's celebrations after winning the match were reflective of any arrogance.

"I've thought about this in the last couple of days. If we were big-headed and arrogant we wouldn't have been celebrating like that," he said.

"Big-headedness doesn't go hand in hand with the sort of euphoria we showed at the end of the game. I think we can all look back at that last Test and probably realise there were some little areas in that game that, if we had our time over again, we might have done it slightly differently," he added.