“They’re doing a lot of whingeing and complaining among themselves”

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Australia captain Steven Smith has announced that the national team “don’t need to sledge or talk too much” since India are “doing it themselves”.

Smith’s comments come after India opener Shikhar Dhawan and batsman Virat Kohli allegedly had a verbal dispute in the dressing room on the fourth day of the second Test in Brisbane.

However, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently rubbished reports that the duo came close to trading blows and had to be separated by team director Ravi Shastri.

“We don’t need to sledge or talk too much,” Smith said. “At the moment the Indians are doing it themselves. Among their group, they’re doing a lot of whingeing and complaining among themselves. They’re doing it all for us. Hopefully that can hinder them this week.

“For us it’s just about going out there and doing the same thing all the time. If they want to get on with that in the dressing room, that’s up to them. We’ll just keep doing the same thing we’ve been doing and hopefully we’ll get more of the same results. Four-nil would be nice, but you got to take each game as it comes.

“Obviously this series is being played in completely different conditions. We’re playing in our own backyard and that’s something we’ve done really well over the past 12 months. For us, the challenge is when we’re away to win those Test matches. Hopefully we can go three-nil up this week and finish off well in Sydney as well.”