PERTH:The Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble and his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting had words on Monday in a conducive atmosphere to forget about the Sydney Test and agreed to start afresh.

It said that Kumble and Ponting reportedly concluded their talks on a positive note.

It said that both the captains have decided to play cricket with the sporting manner at Perth.

Earlier, ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle requested rival captains Anil Kumble and Ricky Ponting to be present for a "cool-off" session at Perth on Monday,

Kumble had set a conciliatory tone when he had declared on arrival here that he would have no problem in meeting with Ponting at the initiative of Madugalle.

Ponting too has softened his approach that he would ask his team-mates to assemble in Perth and review a "few things they had done during the Sydney Test."

It must be mentioned here that India lost Sydney Test to the visitors much due to some doubtful decisions by the umpires, which caused much din across the cricketing world.