^Internationally White has been doing well? When was his last good game for Aus? I remember a very fast 80-odd he made vs India in an ODI at the end of 2010, and since then he's been in terrible form. The 10/11 summer ODIs he was struggling big time, he stunk up the World Cup, his IPL was poor too. I'd be struggling to identify shots that he's middled in the last 1.5 years 
And yet Australia almost won a T20 World Cup with Clarke at #3. And Clarke's only the best T20I captain ever...(Best T20I captaincy records) Or maybe it was because Nannes was in the team back then?
Anyway, I'm playing devil's advocate a bit here, as I don't really like forcing a specialist captain into an XI like Bailey or Clarke were, but I do think it's a bit of a myth that every player in your T20 side has to be able to clear the ropes effortlessly. If Australia were 5 down after 12 overs instead of 2, then a Bailey type player is going to be more valuable. Arguably the guy who didn't do his job the other night was Travis Birt, who bogged the innings down in overs 6-10 and if Wade hadn't hit out well after that, then Aus would have squandered their good start.
I'd also like to see a more flexible order eg. a lower order hitter come in if he fancies one of the middle over bowlers and there are plenty of wickets in hand.
And yet Australia almost won a T20 World Cup with Clarke at #3. And Clarke's only the best T20I captain ever...(Best T20I captaincy records) Or maybe it was because Nannes was in the team back then?
Anyway, I'm playing devil's advocate a bit here, as I don't really like forcing a specialist captain into an XI like Bailey or Clarke were, but I do think it's a bit of a myth that every player in your T20 side has to be able to clear the ropes effortlessly. If Australia were 5 down after 12 overs instead of 2, then a Bailey type player is going to be more valuable. Arguably the guy who didn't do his job the other night was Travis Birt, who bogged the innings down in overs 6-10 and if Wade hadn't hit out well after that, then Aus would have squandered their good start.
I'd also like to see a more flexible order eg. a lower order hitter come in if he fancies one of the middle over bowlers and there are plenty of wickets in hand.
Bowlers are allowed to invent new balls (carrom, doosra), so why can't batsmen invent new shots? I wonder if people were complaining back when Prince Ranji came up with the leg glance? Probably, but they were left in the past. Also the wrong-un should be banned because it's unfair to the batsman.
