35 is a poor ODI average if your strike rate is 69. I can still never forgive him for keeping Jaques and Hayden out of the ODI side in the summer of 05/06 where Jaques made four or five centuries and broke a record in the ODD comp at a 96 strike rate.
Jaques does deserve a chance, but last time I checked he re-injuried himself.
Who?Please tell me you're kidding.
Jaques isn't injured AFAIK, but he did only just get back from injury.
Players out when playing against good teams on top of having declined in general, obviously.
Unless that someone with an average of 20 also provides a solid 5th bowler for the team, meaning that White doesn't bowl again. Plus he'll probably perform better in his preferred position.
But mainly just playing poor cricket.
Only short term injury, but still injuried. The plan is the hold him back until the next FC game. He not playing this weekend.
Honestly though you think there a reason why they try and play anyone but him as an opener. Even if it means playing batsmen out of position like Clarke and Hussey or playing an inexperienced opener like Warner. Or makeshift openers like Watson, regardless of how good his technique is. They have no faith in him as an opener and don't see him being very productive against a half decent new ball attack. Reckon they would try Fergurson as opener ahead of him itbt.
Where do we start:
Way to write off South Africa and New Zealand.
I don't know why, it's pure madness.
Wasn't writing them off, but merely explaining why we'd lost five in a row rather than two or three of the last five.
It funny how little credit goes to fact that they are playing two of top 4 sides in world in ODIs. Last time I checked both South Africa and New Zealand have major injuries as well. Even at full strength they will struggle to beat them.
Yet you never mentioned the opposition.
Yeah, Australia has come back to the pack in the last view years, and the fact of the matter is that any match involving AUS/RSA/IND/NZL is going to be a tightly thought affair.
