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Australia’s Head hits back at critics 'putting a bullet' through the team

Global Published 7 October 2026, 17:41 · archived 7 Oct 2026

DURBAN: Australia opener Travis Head has taken to task former test players turned critics whom he accused on Wednesday of “putting a bullet” through the current team, who start the first test against South Africa in Durban on Friday. Head did not single out any pundit directly, but his strong remarks at a press conference came the day after Matthew Hayden, one-time holder of the record for the most runs in a test innings, accused selectors of “promoting the greatest pile of mediocrity that we’ve seen in a generation of cricket”. The reference, made in a podcast, was about the recall of Nic Mad...

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