Australia's ageing one-day side
The dumping of Simon Katich from Cricket Australia's contract list this year signalled that the selectors wanted to build a Test side for the future
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
The dumping of Simon Katich from Cricket Australia's contract list this year signalled that the selectors wanted to build a Test side for the future. But in the Daily Telegraph, Malcolm Conn wonders why they aren't revamping the one-day team as well.
The World Cup is the only one-day tournament that really counts and the next one is almost four years away. From the team that played overnight, Ricky Ponting (36), Mike Hussey (36), David Hussey (34), Brett Lee (34) and possibly Doug Bollinger (30) won't make the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. If the selectors are serious about building for the future, why aren't players like Shaun Marsh, Callum Ferguson, David Warner, Aaron Finch, James Pattinson and John Hastings in the one-day team?
Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here