That's why I think the inclusion of Hodge is a strange one. They seem pretty reluctant to give him a go. I'd put him in the test team if I was in charge. Get rid of the red head - they don't need an all rounder.
However, he without a doubt deserves to be in their T20 team. Does anyone know if he is going to be playing in the T20 world cup?
Nope, Hodge will not be at the World Cup. He could go if there is an injury I guess with a late call-up, but that's what makes his contract so puzzling.
You can argue he's the reserve batsman but Hodge's been overlooked for every vacancy in the last year: Tests - Marcus North and Andrew McDonald got the call to bat at #6. Andrew Symonds was picked ahead of him with ZERO form. In ODIs - Voges, Ferguson, White, North again and Watson played as a specialist batsman too. And in T20s he hasn't made the World Cup squad and guys like Ferguson, White or Voges are just as likely to get the call in the event of injury.
Plus Hodge is nearly at the age where Bevan, Lehmann, Mark Waugh those sort of guys started getting squeezed. And those guys were much more regular players than Hodge.
If it were me I'd have him on contract, but I'd play him a lot more often that the selectors. I'm just surprised THEY kept him on contract given how they've ignored him all year.