The dressing room became just as stressful and tense as out in the middle.ĭarren Lehmann has had a positive effect on team unity. We were fostering an environment where guys only cared about their positions and didn't think about the team. It was understandable how Mickey had his specific plans, and Michael too, but for me it was a big early warning sign that this team had problems ahead of it. He had specific things he wanted to focus on, and anything from left field didn't register. Mickey definitely listened, but he was in tunnel vision mode too. There's too much insular thinking about number one only.' 'Get them out of insular thinking and bring in team activities. 'We need to foster a culture that makes them want to think about other people and play for the team,' I said. I sat down with him and and got all my concerns out in the open. The scorer of 19 Test hundreds recalls his unease regarding team spirit and Australia's collective mindset, which first became apparent to him as early as the team's tour to the West Indies in March 2012: It details concerns the prolific left-hander had for what he described as an "insular" mentality that led to a "stressful and tense" dressing room, according to ESPN Cricinfo. Hussey, who retired from Test cricket in January, released his book Underneath the Southern Cross last week. If sufficient evidence hadn't already been provided, then last week's revelations from former Australia batsman Michael Hussey emphatically confirmed the wider perceptions regarding the culture within the Australian dressing room. Michael Hussey held concerns regarding Australia's team culture.
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