AUSTRALIAN cricketers Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja, James Pattinson and Mitchell Johnson have been axed from the third Test against India for disciplinary reasons.
The entire 16-man squad was supposed to fill in a written personal review each after their side's massive loss in the second Test at Hyderabad and the axed four had failed to take part in that. The review asked players to reflect on the team's culture and expectations and suggest improvements that need to be made for the upcoming Test match.
While the first two may not be regular first teamers in this tour, the other two - Shane Watson and James Pattinson - will be a big blow for the Aussies. With Wade also injured and Haddin being called upon, the team seems in complete disarray ahead of the Mohali match that begins on March 14.
The four will be available, though, for the fourth Test in Delhi, revealed Australian coach Micky Arthur to Fox Sports, but the decision to drop them was a 'line in the sand' for Australian cricket.
This means that the Aussies will probably have only 12 players available to them to pick from for the third Test: Michael Clarke (c), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Phillip Hughes, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, Nathan Lyon, Brad Haddin (wk).
The entire 16-man squad was supposed to fill in a written personal review each after their side's massive loss in the second Test at Hyderabad and the axed four had failed to take part in that. The review asked players to reflect on the team's culture and expectations and suggest improvements that need to be made for the upcoming Test match.
While the first two may not be regular first teamers in this tour, the other two - Shane Watson and James Pattinson - will be a big blow for the Aussies. With Wade also injured and Haddin being called upon, the team seems in complete disarray ahead of the Mohali match that begins on March 14.
The four will be available, though, for the fourth Test in Delhi, revealed Australian coach Micky Arthur to Fox Sports, but the decision to drop them was a 'line in the sand' for Australian cricket.
This means that the Aussies will probably have only 12 players available to them to pick from for the third Test: Michael Clarke (c), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Phillip Hughes, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, Nathan Lyon, Brad Haddin (wk).
