MELBOURNE - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has claimed something of a victory in the "glove-gate" furore, saying Brad Haddin received a text message apology from New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori.
But the New Zealand camp stopped short of using the word "apology", saying only the pair had exchanged text messages, and had moved on.
Ponting said Vettori texted Haddin to clear the air after Haddin objected to what he thought was Vettori doubting his character after Neil Broom's controversial dismissal in the tourists' two-wicket win in Perth on Sunday.