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Re: Australia vs Pakistan Test Series
That needs some explaining, in what sense does he not deserve a spot?
He scored more runs than any other batsman across the 10 Ashes tests for either side then went to South Africa and scored a ton over in the second test there in a losing cause. He compiled four tons in his first 3 test series since recall and was along with Smith the only batsman to guts it out in the second innings of the first test against Pakistan where his 38 and 43 made him our third highest scoring batsman for the game (behind Warner and Johnson).
He has played 3 less tests than Eddie Cowan but compiled 3 more hundreds (Ed only ever made 1) and averages 7 more runs per innings than Ed managed.
He averages 3 more runs than Marcus North did per innings who never opened the innings until his final 2 years in the Shield by which time he'd already been dumped for a lack of consistency and he retired last year anyway.
He has also scored 1 more ton than Phil Hughes despite playing 11 fewer tests. He also averages 6 more runs per innings than Phil.
In fact his 1097 runs since his recall in the first Ashes test in the UK puts him fifth on the list of the highest run getters in the world in that calender period of time ahead of both Michael Clarke and Steve Smith with the only Aussie ahead of him being David Warner...so the stats say since recall he has been our second best bat.
It's fair enough to say you'd like to see him transitioned out for someone younger but in what sense has he not performed? Even with the poor series he's having he was our second best recognised batsman in the first test!
That needs some explaining, in what sense does he not deserve a spot?
He scored more runs than any other batsman across the 10 Ashes tests for either side then went to South Africa and scored a ton over in the second test there in a losing cause. He compiled four tons in his first 3 test series since recall and was along with Smith the only batsman to guts it out in the second innings of the first test against Pakistan where his 38 and 43 made him our third highest scoring batsman for the game (behind Warner and Johnson).
He has played 3 less tests than Eddie Cowan but compiled 3 more hundreds (Ed only ever made 1) and averages 7 more runs per innings than Ed managed.
He averages 3 more runs than Marcus North did per innings who never opened the innings until his final 2 years in the Shield by which time he'd already been dumped for a lack of consistency and he retired last year anyway.
He has also scored 1 more ton than Phil Hughes despite playing 11 fewer tests. He also averages 6 more runs per innings than Phil.
In fact his 1097 runs since his recall in the first Ashes test in the UK puts him fifth on the list of the highest run getters in the world in that calender period of time ahead of both Michael Clarke and Steve Smith with the only Aussie ahead of him being David Warner...so the stats say since recall he has been our second best bat.
It's fair enough to say you'd like to see him transitioned out for someone younger but in what sense has he not performed? Even with the poor series he's having he was our second best recognised batsman in the first test!
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