Nielsen relishing nervy decider

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Ricky Ponting's side head into the final game having clawed back a 1-0 deficit with an innings and 80 run victory over England at Headingley.

Nielsen admits the match is unrivalled in terms of its importance, but has urged his players not to be affected by nerves and instead savour the moment. "This is what you play the highest level of sport for," he said.

"These are big occasions where there's big crowds and there is a perception around that it means a lot.

"You talk about the lead-up and walking out onto the ground with the expectation and the crowd and it sends tingles going down your spine.

"Our challenge this week is to make sure while we don't make it bigger than it is, we enjoy that.

"You don't get too many opportunities to play in a big game like this too often. I would love to be able to talk to players in 10 years' time and talk with them about how much fun was that week we had at The Oval.

"These are the sort of games you remember in your career. Great friendships and great mateships come out of it because you've all been exposed and experienced it together. It's a special time, it's good fun."