Squad just released for T20s and ODIs v South Africa next month.
Mitch Owen in both squads so will make his ODI debut - well deserved
Hazlewood back but not Cummins and Starc
Head and Short both return
Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connelly and Fraser McGurk drop out of both squads
Marnus and Carey back in ODI squad
Lance Morris finally gets a look in! ODI squad only
Hardie unlucky Mike?
Never gets a long run of games
Definitely unlucky AM. Did well in the few matches he got in the Windies
Hardie did a shed load more then Abbott did, yet Abbott at 33 keeps getting picked…really scratching my head at that…we know what he offers…nothing…surely Hardie is the future…is he injured?
He looked fine in the last game Freezin. Bowled his allotment of overs from memory. He has had a few more chances than Morris I guess but thats not saying much
Morris is interesting, Why are CA holding him back.He in the last few years has become a net bowler for the big boys…Why!!
His career has stalled in the last few years. He has had a few injuries but CA have not allowed him to play much shield cricket to stake his claim. I’m hoping he gets a run at it early this season as Australia do need some back up should one or more of the top quartet get injured. I’m hoping also that Jhye Richardson is recovering OK so he can give test cricket another go. He is clearly good enough but is continually let down by his body
I think the fact Hardie can bat is reason alone why he should be in the ODI and T20 squads ahead of Abbott, Hazelwood and the like, his batting in the Caribbean was as effective as his bowling