Wresting control from the Australian selectors

Australia's selectors have received plenty of criticism lately, and are one of the chief subjects of the Australian team performance review due to report to the Cricket australia board in August. Writing for The Drum, the ABC's Gerard Whateley makes a passionate plea for action to "take our team back".

That this panel has been allowed to appoint the next captain, end careers, hand out contracts and pick the next team is beyond negligent. It's reckless. It's a failure of every principle of accountability. Cricket Australia will say it has a review underway into the Ashes failure. It's August people. Simon Katich has done your work for you. Selection policy and practice has been incoherent. It actively undermined confidence and morale. If those entrusted with the responsibility won't act then we the people simply must.