India, Oct. 7 -- Australian opener Travis Head has hit back at criticism of the current Test side from former players. He accused some of them of effectively "putting the bullet through" players with their commentary. Head spoke about the increasingly hostile discourse around the Australian Test team during a media conference ahead of the first Test between South Africa and Australia.

Although Head did not name any of the former players directly, his comments came at an interesting juncture amid the mounting scrutiny over Australia's selection calls. The inclusion of Nic Maddinson in the Test side after almost a decade has particularly drawn criticism from a section of former Australian internationals. "I think it's unfairly judged a fai...