Divided opinion in Australia’s dressing room after losing to India in Perth? Travis’ head breaks the silence.

Australian batsman Travis Head has hit back at claims the Test team is divided after Josh Hazlewood caused controversy with comments that hinted at a possible split in the dressing room. Speaking to the media after the third day’s game, Hazlewood was asked on Monday how his team would approach the fourth day in a virtually hopeless situation with Australia trailing 534 points with 3 wins and 12 losses. Ta. His answer to the question was: As for the batsmen asking questions, I’m trying to relax, get my strength back a little bit, get some treatment, maybe the next test and what kind of plan I can have for these batsmen. Mainly thinking. ”

Hazlewood’s remarks surprised many. Adam Gilcharst said: “It means there could be a split dressing room. I don’t know if there will be. Maybe I’m reading too much into it.” Former England captain Michael Vaughan said: “I was surprised,” he said. Hazlewood comments.

But in response to the issue, Head rallied to quell the backlash. “I think (people) picked up the guts from the comments of an unfortunate week, and that’s fine. All the boys played together last night and nothing changed about how we played as a group. ” Mr Head told 7NEWS. .

“Win or draw, as always, we came together and had some good conversations. It’s a pretty high-level group. There was definitely a lot of disappointment around the room, but there were definitely no fractions.” he added.

Following Hazlewood’s comments, captain Pat Cummins flatly denied there was any division in the Australian dressing room, saying: “This team is a really close-knit team, probably the closest I’ve ever played. We are one of the best teams and we really enjoy playing cricket together.” ”