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The reason Patterson wasn't a name being thrown around is because he is behind Burns, Renshaw, Maxwell and Pucovski. However he was also definitely ahead of Labuschagne and Finch on people's radar.
Labuschagne scored 2 100's in the 17/18 shield and only scored another 2 before that in the four years previous, so not sure how that's an argument that tips the scales in his favor over Patterson. Also funnily enough Cricket Australia's actual rationale for selecting him according to their website was that he made a 50 in a tour game. His 17/18 Shield season just got him into the A side (after an injury freed up a spot) imo:
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/key...lenn-maxwell-aaron-finch-joe-burns/2018-09-12
Don't have anything against Labuschagne as a bloke or player, but don't think there is any reasonable rationale or master plan behind the selectors backing him.
Labuschagne scored 2 100's in the 17/18 shield and only scored another 2 before that in the four years previous, so not sure how that's an argument that tips the scales in his favor over Patterson. Also funnily enough Cricket Australia's actual rationale for selecting him according to their website was that he made a 50 in a tour game. His 17/18 Shield season just got him into the A side (after an injury freed up a spot) imo:
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/key...lenn-maxwell-aaron-finch-joe-burns/2018-09-12
Don't have anything against Labuschagne as a bloke or player, but don't think there is any reasonable rationale or master plan behind the selectors backing him.

