Instead of netting as they usually would two days before a Test, Cook decided to hold a physical fitness session, having told the team that part of the reason they were losing was because they were not as fit as Australia. After the session Pietersen told Cook that the team were fitter than he had known at any other time in his career and felt that they should have been working on skills instead. Flower overheard this discussion and told Pietersen to meet him at the hotel later. It was during this confrontation that details of the team meeting in Melbourne were discussed.