No, I just don't see what a 35 year old injured (depending on who you ask) bowler brings to the table. Hilfenhaus has bowled just as fast as Lee has with the aid of serious movement. He doesn't move it off the pitch, only swings it where it's pitched on a non-dangerous line and is losing his control completely.
We have a plethora of young, talented quicks who need time in the side before the 2015 World Cup.
I don't get why we need to be "relying" on him so much on a 35 year old that we play him when he has a broken foot?? The list of bowlers we have at our disposal at the moment is extraordinary, there is going to be huge competition for spots in the future so we need to be giving these guys opportunities or all this promise will be wasted.
Hilfenhaus
Pattinson
McKay
Starc
Harris
Starc
Cutting
Coulter-Nile
McDermott
Faulkner
Siddle
Then we have Cummins, M.Marsh and Hazlewood who have shown plenty of promise but are injured at the moment. Then throw in Watson who is a quality allrounder as well as Christian who can get through a few overs playing as a batting allrounder when required and the riches we have at hand is ridiculous.
Lee has been a good bowler for Australia for many years in the shorter forms, but I really cannot see any point at all in him continuing to take up a place in our ODI side at his age when he is a fringe selection at best.
Forrest's selection in the T20's is bizarre and unfortunately seems to be a decision based on money. He won't play anyway, but Aaron Finch and Travis Birt would be shaking their heads at this decision.
Lyon in the ODI team, why? He got carted in the final and hasn't really shown much at all in the Ryobi Cup. Can field and again like Forrest he won't play, but it reeks of another money saving excercise.
Would much prefer Haddin to not be there, but thats been discussed and will continue to be discussed until Wade finally takes over in tests.
The new selectors have made some pretty weird calls since being appointed and I have liked some of them, but I find it hard to get my head around why we are picking our sides with budget in mind.