ICC [Images] World XI coach John Wright [Images] blamed lack of form of the batting superstars for the 210-run defeat to Australia in the Super Test in Sydney on Monday.

Left rummaging for answers after his side's collective failure, Wright said: "form was an issue for some of them", although he denied lack of motivation could be one of the reasons for the abject humiliation.

• Images: Australia vs World XI, Super Test, Day 4 | Scorecard

"There's no question that anyone went out there to fail -- no one does. Not with their reputation," he said after World XI was handed out a thrashing on the fourth day of the one-off cricket Test by world champions Australia.

"I think form was an issue for some of them. A lot of them came here without a lot of cricket behind them."

"We never got an innings going in the one-day series which perhaps had an effect flowing to this match," the former India coach said.

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting [Images], who won USD 132,708 in prize money and match fees, said the victory was satisfying but it could not be a "compensation" for the Ashes defeat.

"It's no compensation for losing the Ashes [but] to win a Test match against the best players from the rest of the world is extremely satisfying," he said.

"I was a little bit surprised of how easy it ended today but not through the course of the game. They proved yesterday just how dangerous they can be as a side. They got themselves right back with a chance to win," he added.

World XI skipper Graeme Smith [Images], who failed in both the innings, said his side did not play to the best of its abilities and was perhaps a little underprepared as compared to Australia who were coming into the matches on the back of an intense Ashes series.