Australia captain Pat Cummins bashed some of the commentators for their assumption of an alleged rift in the Australian dressing room. Cummins was asked about the alleged rift in the team and he replied to all the questions as well. However, it started as Adam Gilchrist and Sunil Gavaskar had picked up on Josh Hazlewood’s comments on Day 3 of the Perth Test match, where he blamed the batters after India posted a huge 534-run target in Perth and asked the journalists to question the batters as well.

Meanwhile, Gilchrist, who was the broadcaster of the game, had remarked Josh Hazlewood’s statements as uncharacteristic whereas Sunil Gavaskar had backed as well.

Speaking at the press conference, Cummins said, “The team’s great. Some of the commentators got it a hundred per cent wrong. We prepared like we always do. It’s a great feeling around the team. When things don’t go right, there are enough commentators who will support you but some that will try and create headlines. We try not to notice those things. We try to concentrate our focus on how we prepare, give ourselves the best chance to win the games.”

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The Australia captain also confirmed that Scott Boland will replace the injured Hazlewood. And, gave update on Mitchell Marsh’s fitness as well. However, Australia will be under pressure after the defeat in the first Test.

“We have made the call with the medical team to give him another couple of days off bowling. Expecting him to warm-up only in case he is required to bowl. I am guessing he will be required at some point,” Cummins said.

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“When you are playing at home, any Test match will give pressure. When you are down, there is a little bit more. We have been in similar situations before, whether it is World Cups or other series, where you are in must-win situations. We are not there yet at the moment. We love playing here, we love playing in Australia. We know that we were not at our best last week, we know things that we had to work on. Excited for the last 4 Test matches. Everyone in this team has got personal pride, professional pride,” he added.

“I was happy with the way I bowled. I felt that it came out (of the hand) all right. In the second innings, I tried a few more things. But ya, overall I think I am happy with my rhythm,” Pat Cummins concluded.