TBH, I think the Australian ODI side is too long in the tooth. Gilchrist is going which is good (don't get me wrong, Gilly is my favourite batsman of all time. I think that he was just starting to look tired and a little slower in the feet.), Hogg is going which is good but we still have guys like Ponting, Hussey, Hayden and Clark making up the side.
Even though these guys are all in form except Ponting, they seem to have just slowed down a little over the past 3-5 months. The ODI side is a side for younger players not older ones IMO. I'm not saying drop them, all that I am saying is that maybe we slowly start to phase out some of the older guys and begin to have a youth first policy for the ODI side. IMO, the team should be in the next 12-18 months time:
1. Jaques
2. Watson
3. Ponting
4. Thornley
5. Clarke
6. Symonds
7. Haddin
8. White
9. Lee
10. Johnson
11. Bracken
Obviously Watson is injured and his return is very subjective. Should he return though, he would partner Jaques as the other opener. If he does not return, Thornley would open the batting and a frontline fast bowler would come into the side such as Hilfenhaus. Thornley might be a contentious issue but he scores a lot of runs in 1st Class cricket, is the right side of 30 and can field in the all important slips. This side can bat all the way down to number 10 and has a strong bowling attack. White would be the frontline spin option. Not a huge spinner but generally speaking, one day pitches don't usually spin a lot and he is more a Kumble kind of spinner which I prefer in ODI anyway.