Northampton: If a team indulges in playing relentlessly, the players start suffering from "mental fatigue" and that`s exactly what has happened with the Indian players, feels former mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton.

Upton said if a player is on the conveyor belt all the time, it create situations like those experienced by the Indian cricketers during the World Cup, where they fought hard to keep their food down, while Yuvraj Singh became physically sick due to anxiety.

Sydney: Australian Test captain Michael Clarke on Thursday said he was excited by the new blood in his squad to face Sri Lanka this month.

Four uncapped players have been included in the 15-strong line-up for the three-Test tour, including pacemen Trent Copeland and James Pattinson, spinner Nathan Lyon and batsman Shaun Marsh.