he's had 19 ODI innings @ 22. HS of 67. he's handy, but he's hardly the gun bat that everyone thinks he is. you said you want him to open with warner and bat watto at 3. how often do you think we'd make it to 15 overs without losing a wicket (or 2)? we need a solid reliable opener that has a good chance of reaching this part of the innings on a regular basis.. i don't think warner/wade can offer that. klinger was the highest run scorer, opened the batting @55 last year. SR of 82. 2x100s and 2x50s in 9 games and captained the trophy winning side. to disregard him and blame his "selection" on bias is laughable.
Wade would be averaging much higher than 22 opening....I think he made a couple of 70s and a 50-odd coming in up the order. Batting 7 you're often forced to come in and go the slog which (a) does not suit Wade's game, and (b) obviously deflates the averages of guys down the order.
Wade playing himself in and knocking it around early on also compliments Warner's crash and bash style, and would probably allow Warner more freedom to just play his shots.

