Michael Clarke said "you just can't write us off" after Australia staged a superb fightback to beat defending champions Pakistan in a thrilling World Twenty20 semi-final.
Set a huge 192, to win, Australia were 158 for seven with two overs remaining and needing another 34 runs for victory.
But, in Clarke's words, a "freakish performance" from Michael Hussey dug Australia out of a seemingly impossible position at the Beausejour Stadium.
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The left-handed Hussey made an unbeaten 60 off only 24 balls, with six sixes and three fours, to guide the side into Sunday's final against old rivals England at Barbados's Kensington Oval with just a ball to spare.
Asked if he could believe what had happened, Australia captain Clarke told reporters: "I can believe it because of the guy (Michael Hussey) sitting beside me. Him and Whitey (Cameron White who revived the innings with a rapid 43) had an amazing day.
"I honestly felt Pakistan had scored 15 runs too many. But with the batting we have in the team, you just can't write us off. That's what today has shown.
"Hussey showed today we're never beaten, until the game is actually over we are never beaten. Today was a freakish performance from an unbelievable cricketer, in any form of the game. He just never gave up."
Hussey's 'freakish performance'
Australia needed 18 to win off the last over, from off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Mitchell Johnson took a single off the first ball and then Hussey took over.
He pulled Ajmal for six, struck him over long-on for six more, brought the scores level with a four and thumped another six for good measure as Australia finished on 197 for seven.
The man-of-the-match faced just 24 balls, but hit six sixes and three fours.
Hussey had come in after brother David had fallen to leave Australia 105 for five in the 13th over.
But the elder Hussey refused to be cowed and together with Johnson, who made a mere five, put on an unbroken 53 in just 16 balls.
"I think that's probably the best feeling I have ever had on a cricket field," said Hussey.
"Particularly in such a big game, when I was having so many doubts, I had a feeling it wasn't going to be day when balls kept lobbing over us in the field."
Asked what his approach had been against Ajmal, Hussey replied: "I was just trying to slog every ball for six.
"I knew he would try to spear a few fast yorkers in. If he'd done that, I'd have been in trouble, but he just missed his length."
No criticism from Younis
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis refused to criticise his side after they had piled up 191 for six, on the back of fifties from brothers Kamran (50) and Umar Akmal (56 not out).
"I don't think we went wrong anywhere," said the former fast bowler. "We did a good job, but you've just got to give credit to the Australians for the way they batted.
"Cameron White's innings, I thought that set the tone and then Hussey did the real damage. I still can't believe it.
"It was an unbelievable innings; you just don't see many like that around..the way he struck the ball was just amazing.
"I can't really blame anyone. All you can do is just smile about it. You can only try your best. I thought we did our best. What else can you do?"
Waqar added: "Saeed Ajmal has been our best bowler in this entire tournament and in the last couple of years. You cannot really blame him."
