How many guys agree with me that the selectors have fudged up this team? Here are the tricks we missed (in hindsight).
- Not picking Hodge in the midst of such an injury and retirement crisis. The guy is a specialist batsmen, a rare breed in the Australian team at the moment and has experience to boot and is in great form.
- Playing White as a specialist batsman and Hopes as a specialist bowler (despite his fighting 40 today). If we needed to persist with Hopes, he should be at the top of the order.
- Mike Hussey at four. The guy is as good as a finisher as we have, not someone to come in and stodge around. His brother should be at this position scything quick 50s or 100s and playing the Symonds' in his absence.