Didn't Tait flop miserably when he played in the English county ?
Yeah, but that was some years ago, and before he really started getting great results in domestic cricket in Australia. Like most bowlers his age, Tait's improved in recent years, and you'd be brave to predict he'd go for 10 an over and get dumped after two matches again.
On the basis of their Pura Cup record, yeah I can see why they'd be considered for the Australian team but don't automaticaly assume that they'd be standouts if they were playing in another country's competition......it's not the first time you've insinuated that.
I don't see the problem with insinuating that, really. The Australian domestic system is, for fairly obvious reasons, the toughest in world cricket, and I'd say that's particularly true for bowlers. Obviously it's
possible that any given bowler who does well in Australian domestic cricket would flop overseas, and there's some examples of it around (Gillespie last season in England for instance), but I think it's fair to say it's pretty unlikely to happen over an extended period, unless you're talking about moving to totally alien conditions like India or something.
Indeed, I don't think it's relevant either. Tait's record in Australian domestic cricket would see him close to selection for any country. Obviously if he played his domestic cricket in, say, the West Indies and averaged 30+ he'd not be in contention, but he'd be a different bowler, which renders that sort of speculation is pretty meaningless IMO.
Anyway, Tait could be a roaring success or a dismal failure at test level, just like any other player. However, the available evidence in domestic cricket both in terms of his stats and the quality of the competition is that he is a good bowler and has a reasonable chance of succeeding in international level, and so he'd get a run if Austalia didn't have other good options available, and in other countries if they could select him. That's all there is to it.