India vs Australia: File photograph of Travis Head.© AFP
Australia batter Travis Head has refuted claims the Check facet is fractured after Josh Hazlewood brought about a stir with a remark that implied there could be a cut up within the dressing room. Hazlewood fronted the media after play on day three and was requested how his facet would deal with Monday how Australia would method day 4 from an successfully hopeless place of 3-12 chasing 534. His response to the question was, “You in all probability should ask one of many batters that query. I am type of stress-free and making an attempt to get a little bit of physio and a little bit of therapy, and I am in all probability trying principally in direction of the subsequent Check and what plans we are able to do in opposition to these batters.”
Hazlewood’s remarks took many abruptly. “That to me tells me there may be doubtlessly a divided change room. I do not know if there may be. I could be studying an excessive amount of into that,” mentioned Adam Gilchirst, whereas former England captain Michael Vaughan mentioned he was “staggered” by Hazlewood’s feedback.
Nonetheless, reacting to the matter, Head rallied to close down the backlash. “I believe (folks have) picked the bones out of a touch upon the again of a poor week, which is okay. All of the boys frolicked collectively final night time, nothing modified in the way in which we had been as a bunch,” Head instructed 7NEWS.
“We caught collectively, had some good conversations as we all the time would, win or draw. It is a fairly degree group. Little question there was a whole lot of disappointment across the room however undoubtedly no fractions,” he added.
After Hazlewood’s feedback, skipper Pat Cummins has emphatically denied there’s a cut up within the Australian change room, saying , “It is a actually tight unit. It is in all probability one of many tightest groups I’ve ever performed with. We actually get pleasure from enjoying cricket collectively.”
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