Ed Cowan admits he was one of the players to register concerns about the general slide in attitude throughout the squad that led to the standing down of Shane Watson and three others in Mohali.

Head coach Mickey Arthur identified a series of indiscretions - from lateness to meetings, missed appointments, poor skinfolds, wrong uniforms and even backchatting - before suspending the quartet, which also included James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja, for failing to provide performance feedback.

Spiling the beans: Ed Cowan and Mickey Arthur. Credit:Getty Images

The litany of minor ''crimes'' that preceded the four being left out only leaked out slowly in the aftermath of the punishment of the four but Cowan said he had noticed the trend and spoken to Arthur and captain Michael Clarke about it.

''Yeah, a few little things had crept in. I had a few conversations with the coach and the captain and the manager [Gavin Dovey] about those little things and I'm sure a few other guys did as well,'' Cowan said.