Each of the 17-man squad were required to outline three points - by email or in person - highlighting what value they add to the team. Watson, Johnson, Khawaja and Pattinson, however, failed to fulfill the assignment by the given deadline - five days after the innings and 135-run loss in Hyderabad.We've got to understand where we're at, at the moment, with a very young group of players that needs to be shown the right way to go. If you've got older senior players the team governs itself and then it's easy just to run and coach.Defeats in Chennai, Hyderabad and Mohali have left the tourists with an insurmountable three-nil series deficit. The final Test gets underway at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Friday.If you've got a young team you need to grab the team and really make the players understand what their responsibilities and ownerships are of the side. I would say I've put my neck on the line. But I've put my neck on the line because I'm really passionate about Australian cricket.The 31-year-old Watson subsequently went home to be with his wife for the birth of their son, while the remainder of the banned foursome remained in India. Watson has since returned to India and, along with the other three, are available for the final Test.
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