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Travis Head has accused Australia\u2019s golden generation of being unfair in \u201cputting a bullet through\u201d current players, saying the game has changed significantly since they played.<\/p>\n
Just a day after Matthew Hayden slammed selectors and accused them of promoting \u201cthe greatest pile of mediocrity\u201d after calling up Nic Maddinson<\/a>, Head took his own stand in South Africa.<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s vice-captain refused to make reference to particular critics or comments, but took issue with commentary around the team\u2019s batting at a time when averages have dropped worldwide.<\/p>\n Head also noted the current side had been through a \u201csticky situation\u201d with the group of past players, in a clear nod to Justin Langer\u2019s dramatic exit as coach in 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s unfairly judged a fair bit from a group of past players, pretty much, that put the bullet through a lot of players,\u201d Head said ahead of Friday\u2019s first Test against South Africa<\/a> in Durban.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that\u2019s what they\u2019re paid to do. Some of them need a job, so they go after us and that\u2019s totally fine. This group is strong enough to deal with those sort of things. That\u2019s how it is.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate sometimes to have some of that feedback from a generation of players that we have huge respect for, but that\u2019s the caper.\u201d<\/p>\n