Hartley is probably the best keeper but at his age and with Wade performing so well why would they pick Hartley?
Can't remember seeing hartley keep, but his 'numbers' stack up well and everyone I've spoken to, or chatted to agree that hartley is the best keeper in the land.
He's 29, or so, younger or about the same age as when haddin and katich first started playing for Aus.
The 20 to 30 runs he scores would be handy, however the fact he DOES NOT have a reputation for every dropping catches would indicate that his batting wouldn't matter that much.
Berry and healy are examples of two recent quality keepers at state and national level who were worth their weight because of their keeping.
I've argued for hartley in threads here as well.
Age should NOT be an issue as it was not an issue for a few players getting their call up relatively late (hussey, katich and haddin among those who come to mind recently).
and at 28/29, if they WON'T pick wade, hartley is certainly got 3 to 4 seasons of quality cricket ahead of him.
Rather have hartley than baddin, any day of the week. Was a fan of paine's work in his previous stint in the test side.
Having baddin in the side is embarrassing.