Honestly, I think this is a huge mistake by CA if they've pushed him or tapped him on the shoulder (or however you want to put it).
We're, in all likelihood, losing Rogers after the next Test too. Haddin's cooked, Smith's going to get the captaincy at a far-from-ideal time, and Watson's seemingly persona non grata these days. So, uhh, that gives you Warner and Smith with any real experience in the batting order, while Marsh is the third-most experienced.
And, let's face it, with question marks over Marsh and Voges throughout the series, and an absence of guys smashing the door down in the Shield, another year out of Clarke -- even if he only averages 30 -- would be really valuable IMO (even if its just for the benefits of his captaincy).
They've been reactionary in the face of a really **** performance and haven't put any thought into succession planning at all. And now we've got a mass exodus of the only guys with real Test experience.
1. Warner
2. Marsh/Burns
3. Smith *
4. Marsh/Burns
5. Voges
6. Marsh
7. Nevill +
That's light, especially considering Voges is old and not all that likely to hold his place, and Shaun Marsh is still Shaun Marsh.
Haddin out after the India series, Rogers out after the Ashes, Clarke after the home summer (or whatever our post-WI tour is) would have been a better way to fade between the teams IMO.
We're, in all likelihood, losing Rogers after the next Test too. Haddin's cooked, Smith's going to get the captaincy at a far-from-ideal time, and Watson's seemingly persona non grata these days. So, uhh, that gives you Warner and Smith with any real experience in the batting order, while Marsh is the third-most experienced.
And, let's face it, with question marks over Marsh and Voges throughout the series, and an absence of guys smashing the door down in the Shield, another year out of Clarke -- even if he only averages 30 -- would be really valuable IMO (even if its just for the benefits of his captaincy).
They've been reactionary in the face of a really **** performance and haven't put any thought into succession planning at all. And now we've got a mass exodus of the only guys with real Test experience.
1. Warner
2. Marsh/Burns
3. Smith *
4. Marsh/Burns
5. Voges
6. Marsh
7. Nevill +
That's light, especially considering Voges is old and not all that likely to hold his place, and Shaun Marsh is still Shaun Marsh.
Haddin out after the India series, Rogers out after the Ashes, Clarke after the home summer (or whatever our post-WI tour is) would have been a better way to fade between the teams IMO.
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