The humiliating loss at the hands of England in the second Test at Adelaide, might have dented Australian cricket team's reputation but it has definitely not deterred the Aussie attitude, believes captain Rickey Ponting.

"Despite being 1-0 down and clearly outplayed in Adelaide, we are still very much in this series and a win in Perth will give us the momentum we need to seriously challenge England and win the Ashes back," Ponting wrote in an article in 'The Australian'.