Divide In Australian Dressing Room Amid Loss vs India In Perth? Travis Head Breaks Silence

Australia batter Travis Head has refuted claims the Check facet is fractured after Josh Hazlewood triggered a stir with a remark that implied there is perhaps a break in the dressing room. Hazlewood fronted the media after play on day three and was asked how his facet would deal with Monday and how Australia would strategy day 4 from a fully hopeless place of 3-12 chasing 534. His response to the question was, “You in all probability must ask one of many batters that query. I am form of enjoyable and attempting to get a little bit of physio and a little bit of remedy, and I am in all probability wanting largely in direction of the following Check and what plans we will do in opposition to these batters.”

Hazlewood’s remarks took many unexpectedly. “That to me tells me there may be doubtlessly a divided change room. I do not know if there may be. I am perhaps studying an excessive amount of into that,” stated Adam GiGilchristwhereas former England captain Michael Vaughan stated he was “staggered” by Hazlewood’s feedback.

Nevertheless, reacting to the matter, Head rallied to close down the backlash. “I believe (individuals 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 informed 7NEWS.

“We caught collectively, hand and some good conversations as we all the time would, win or draw. It is a fairly degree group. Little question there was loads of disappointment across the room however positively no fractions,” he added.

After Hazlewood’s feedback, skipper Pat Cummins has emphatically denied there’s a break 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 take pleasure in enjoying cricket collectively.”