To just go a bit back, Smith, in LO forms cricket, is basically a mini Clarke. That is, it takes him awhile to get into gear. So he's much more suited to a top 5 batting position than a 6-7 which is where he currently gets played all the time for Australia. If you're gonna play him for Australia he bats there. He's not really demanded that spot yet in domestic cricket, so he shouldn't get that spot, but his failures batting in a position totally unsuitable for him don't come into the picture.
While tempted by Hughes, and having long thought he's a good OD player that NSW didn't really even appreciate, I'd rather let Hughes play out a full summer of domestic cricket where he
isn't playing, or on the verge of playing, for australia. that hasn't happened for awhile and I think it'd do him good.
He only made one century last season from memory.
Made a few 50's. Oddly enough, up til this point the strongest part of Smith's FC game was a fairly insane conversion rate. It was 4 100/5 50's or something, and most of the times he failed to get the 100 after passing 50 he was either left not out, or batting with 10/11 when he got out. So it was a bit surprising to see him get out for 70-80 odd while batting with the keeper, or something.