Australian cricket faces the reality of mental health struggles faced by athletes and employees, a problem hidden in the past under euphemism and rejection. Glenn Maxwell, Nick Maddinson and Will Pucovski withdrew from the game for a variety of reasons, emphasizing the complexity of the area as the summer began. Australia's leading players and manager Justin Langer candidly and honestly advise on the difficulties they face, the available help, how things can be improved, and how to manage their lives for better mental health outcomes in the game.
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Pat Cummins: I can only say myself but it is very important to me. Traveling with cricket is basically our life, as well as personal travel. We spend 10-11 months on the road all year round, so you need to get out of cricket when traveling. When I was able to take some rest, those 4 weeks were great for avoiding cricket and actually living a normal life without seeing the cricket and having a normal daily routine. Because I think I can't do it. 12 months throughout the year, everyone focused on cricket for 10-15 years. The other guy may be different, or play a little more or less. But as important as really focusing on training and gaming is trying to turn my focus off and change.
In the last 12 months, JL has been trying to figure out what breaks we can do. I have heard a few words. & # 39; I hope you have a longer break. But we have to delay it. & # 39; This is a common conversation. For me the priority is clearly international cricket and I want to maximize as many international crickets as possible. We look at the diary between JL, the support staff and myself and try to make a plan. However, the priority after Ashes, which could not be negotiated, was to rest a few weeks in bowling before having a conversation. Okay, what does it look like in terms of games I miss? , Can we get it in 4 weeks? So that's a common conversation between us all.
Stephen Smith: I think it's getting us a lot better. Communication with coaches, relevant people who can have honest conversations about how we track. It's a pretty busy schedule these days. Keeping it for a long time is a bloody struggle. I especially think fast bowling. It is extremely difficult for them to go through on their own. It is good that such conversation is going on and we are trying to keep it as mentally and physically as fresh as possible.
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smith We know how we feel every day, how we slept … Every time we sleep again, our eyes turn red. We fill our health every day. Coaches, spirits and team performances see our markers every day and must be honest in the way we proceed about it. They know how we are tracking, if there is a change in behavior, if the body is sick, not sleeping well or feeling a little bad. It can start a kind of conversation. Why is sleep bad? What's up? Why are you feeling today? It is better to do so. Good for mental health and well-being of men.
Cummins Lloyd [Australian team psychologist Michael Lloyd] He has been on tour for the last few years. Lloydy is wonderful. I have known him since 17 or 18 and are always traveling if I don't go out for a week or two. But there is definitely time to pick up the phone and talk with him and other things. We have great staff through ACA, a player development executive across the state, and everyone has a good relationship with them.
Since I first started, the biggest improvement I've seen was probably the amount of support you had. Sometimes it's up to the player to pick up the phone and get the conversation. But how many resources do we have and always try to optimize it. We are asked a lot about it, how it wants to look and how it can be improved. I think if it's four negative things [from the wellness app] It is common for a group of people to talk to the physiotherapist, coach, mental health, psychologist, and whatever the player is.
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Mitchell Stark: I got off social media. I was old and had been going through everything for the last 12-18 months, and I was concerned about being pretty calm. In terms of opinion, the only person that matters is close to me and my team. Entering and exiting the team early in the career he suffers as a young cricketer. [helped me]. The game has changed since we started. Social media comes in. We now have two broadcasters, so there is more demand for players. I still read more comments and take notes. I can only say myself, but the most helpful thing in the last 18 months has been to take it from my lifestyle without taking care of what people think, reading it, and much more clear and positive.
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Tim Payne: Can be difficult [to have perspective] And I think it comes with experience. I think that knowledge and know-how is something that needs to be done from time to time to get away with it. I now see the times when I was injured or struggling with real positives in life as well as in my career. I think it is made to be a much better person. I think it is clear to go back to 16 or 17 years old. I wish I knew what I know now and would be much better at school. Because I think that by having something else in my life I will relieve some of the pressure I put on myself. It would have allowed me to go out and play a little more fearlessly than I wanted to go out. But I could never do it myself because I always had all the eggs in one basket. It was a difficult time, but in the end it turned out to be really positive.
Cummins: It was really hard [battling injuries at a young age]. Perhaps looking back I realized how hard it was than when I first went through it. I was a bit naive. The most obvious example was playing cricket every summer of life and suddenly I was a professional cricketer, but in the summer I was spending summer without playing cricket, and I wanted to do what I liked. When I wasn't playing, I was hanging out with my colleagues, going to the cricket arena and training, so I still had a life as a cricketer and realized that Cricket Australia was great. He was a support representative for New South Wales, especially for cricket. They have been a motivating and patient patient for me for many years.
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Justin Langer: I have been coaching for a long time but I learned a lot. Since I'm always dealing with young people, I hope I've felt pretty good about how people are going. But it's a complex problem-like a concussion. There is a clear protocol for concussion. In a really complex mental health problem, we hope to reach a point where there is a really clear protocol and no stress about it. & # 39; Okay & # 39 ;.
And we find out how people can restart the game, whether short or long term. I'm sure that's what we're all looking for to make sure we get that protocol right. I said one of our players today. At the end of the day, the health and well-being of our players is much more important to me than any other cricket game. We saw it with Steve Smith. Of course, Steve Smith would have loved to do Ash's third exam. But it was clear that he was not right. It was an easy decision. We lost a tough game, but it was not natural. I hope you can reach that point even with your mental health.
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