Pat Cummins says the Australian camp is not divided, refutes statements made by commentators (Reuters)
With the Second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Adelaide Oval drawing close, Australian Captain Pat Cummins made clear to the media that there is no tension within the players and the dressing is not divided, refuting the statements that were made by experts.
Cummins told the press that the commentators had gotten it “100 percent wrong” after wrongly interpreting Hazlewood’s comments during the First Test in Perth, which made it seem like he shifted the responsibility just to the batsmen. “The team’s great. Some of the commentators got that 100 per cent wrong,” Cummins said. “We’ve prepared like we always do and get around each other. It’s a great feeling around the team. We don’t make too much of it.”
“When things don’t go right, there’s enough commentators that will support you but also some that will, of course, create some headlines. We try not to take too much notice of it. We just go about our things.”
When asked about if Australian batters would chase down what has India put on in final innings of the Test, Hazlewood simply said “You probably have to ask one of the batters that question, I’m sort of relaxing and trying to get a little bit of treatment and I am looking mostly to the next Test.”
Within days after the comments and Australia’s loss Cricket Australia has declared that Hazlewood was injured and would not be available for the second Test which sparked further debate.
Former Australian player Adam Gilchrist expressed his concerns by stating that there seems to be a divide in the team’s changing room. “That to me tells me there is potentially a divided change room. I don’t know if there is. I might be reading too much into that.”
The discussions also brought in former England Captain Michael Vaughan’s comments, not holding back in expressing his shock. “I must admit, I’m staggered by that. Josh Hazlewood is a great bowler, terrific team member. Publicly, I’ve never heard an Australian come out and kind of divide the camp into batters and bowlers.”
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