Clarke relayed his thoughts to 60 Minutes regarding the ‘Homework’ saga during the 2013 tour of India.

Watson was banned from a match for not completing tasks set by coach Mickey Arthur.

“I said that there is a number of players, a group in this team at the moment, that are like a tumour and if we don’t fix it, it’s going to turn into a cancer,” Clarke said. “Shane was one of those players, yes.”

Watson said he was dissapointed at Clarke for raising the issue publicly.

“For me I think it was more a reflection of the person he is more than what it was directed towards me,” Watson said.

“In the end it is really disappointing that things like that start to come out two or three years later on when we are all very content in retirement.”