Basing your side on just the last game is not old fashioned, it's just ridiculous.
And I hardly say that looking at the last 5 or 6 games is cherry picking, it's recent form, which is important. Hardly cherry picking
12, 16, 4, 10, 5, 2, 55
11, 40, 19, 82, 16, , 41, 0
Over the last 7 games Watson average is two times that of Bailey... He also bowls. But do we pick Bailey because in the last game he scored more? We would see some strange selections over the time if that were the case.
And I hardly say that looking at the last 5 or 6 games is cherry picking, it's recent form, which is important. Hardly cherry picking
12, 16, 4, 10, 5, 2, 55
11, 40, 19, 82, 16, , 41, 0
Over the last 7 games Watson average is two times that of Bailey... He also bowls. But do we pick Bailey because in the last game he scored more? We would see some strange selections over the time if that were the case.
It is perfectly normal for all batsman go though periods of bad form. Baileys form slump is no different to that of Hayden, Gilchrist, Mark Waugh etc had in their careers. Show patience. That's a bit different to playing 10 years of mediocrity with nothing more than the odd 50.
As for his bowling he's finished surely. Hasn't been taking wickets either. Even Smith is a better option.
So what we are left with is an all rounder who cant bat and cant bowl. Or someone as good as Aaron Finch at his best. I know who id prefer


Even though he wasn't far off that point for a fair while