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You would have to think SMarsh comes in for Maddinson if fit, regardless of what he scores in the second dig. If Smarsh isn't fit, then Maddinson needs a big score in the second innings or Patterson surely comes in.
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Only fair Maddinson goes as he had quite a fair lower average than Renshaw and was probably last picked
I'd be happier to give Renshaw another go as we have a dearth of openers knocking down the door. Plus, SMarsh can comfortably slot into number 5 if fit, as can Patterson if he is not.
Pretty hard to have confidence when you get dropped after one test
Pattersons problem is he's not scoring tons, hes getting 50s. Everyone hated Shane Watson for that.
Shows how mentally weak he is if that's the argument
Yet he has still scored more hundreds than the current number 6 and the last number 6 since the start of last season.
A big 1! 1!! Huge.
That along with the fact that he has managed to get over double figures in the last 6 innings should have him a fair way ahead of Ferguson.
Age doesnt come into it. Stop treating test match cricket like AFL. There is no mythical premiership. You win every game possible.
SMarsh will come back in when fit, you don't drop someone with the recent performances he has. Someone will give way, whether it's Renshaw or Maddinson. That's not an indictment on their skills, just a fact of life, and they should have the confidence to go back to the Shield knowing they are well in the frame. You don't stick with them for the sake of it.
It does when you are talking about career averages. Patterson is just hitting his straps now so if he keeps going the way he has that average will continue to rise. Ferguson, despite being 31 still has an average under 40.
If the priority was injury cover then you don't pick someone who is out of form in the first place.
No one is denying the pick was a head scratcher. But the selectors clearly wanted to see him in Australian colours. It doesn't mean he can't make way; Renshaw is also young and a hope for the future, no sense in dropping him either. But SMarsh is in good form and you still pick your best team. One has to go, I'd choose Maddinson.
No one understands fully what logic they are using, but the fact that we had injury and form issues meant they could play around a little. That doesn't mean SMarsh won't come straight back in to the team when fit (and in fact, it would be a slap in the face if he didn't, given he was dropped after scoring 182 because the incumbent was fit). One of Renshaw and Maddinson will give way, take your pick. Personally, project player or not, if Maddinson fails in the second innings, it makes more sense for it to be him. We have more need for another reliable opener than a middle order bat.
