Mitchell's 32 and been in the team for 4+ years, that's plenty of time.
Yeah time flies, I like him a lot - I don't think he's captained much or at all, but looks very much a leader (like his old man) - reality is, it was surprising they didn't pick Latham - he probably was a more conservative choice than Southee, but us undroppable (not that I agree, I think he's got issues against quality attacks), Southee's issue is he's near the end of his career, and in reality shouldn't always be in the side dependent on conditions - especially for the bowling attack we're coming quickly to a very very awkward transition period - Boult 'unavailable', Wagner and Southee near the end, Henry not young, Jamieson physically struggling, O'Rourke a kid, and others that have been tried old and not terribly good (Tickner, Kuggelejn etc) - O'Rourke, Sears etc are the future, but when they'll get chances and whether they're ready is difficult to discern