Whoops! :lol:
I was looking up Hayden's stats while typing that post (comparing what a great opener was actually like compared to Watson.... its painful to say the least)
Haddin, Khawaja and Clarke are the only players with any claim to their position. The rest are just there under reputation or past glory.
Clarke needs a good score this innings to be safe. Averages just above 20 in his last 20 innings. Watson would be a pretty good all rounder. If and only if he bats down the order. He is no opener.
But other than that I agree with you.
Khawaja is our future.
He must never be dropped.
Hughes and S Smith need more seasoning.
Hussey is getting on with age and can't see him in the side by the next Ashes series. Neither can I see Ponting or Katich there.
Can't one single good thing about our bowlers. Siddle is the North of our bowling squad. One good bowling effort every blue moon. Johnson is WAYYYY too inconsistent of a bowler to be a regular. The last thing you want from one of your test bowler is wild inconsistency.
Hilfenhaus is just crap.
Beer should never have been picked BUT at least he as tidy and didn't leak runs like a sieve.
Bollinger has been our best bowler the last year but his effort in Adelaide left a lot to be desired.
