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I wish we had neville in the squad. I was against him being dropped he was showing improvement. Wade's poor batting is affecting the balance of the team
We have Wade back for Tasmania. Although the conditions were difficult, Wade's keeping wasn't as good as Nevill's against Bangladesh.
It seems our main problem is a dearth of quality batters, at home and away, in the the 26 - 34 year old age group. Only Smith are Warner are experienced and high quality. Even Warner has struggled on the subcontinent.
The opener, Renshaw is too inexperienced. He has been selected at a very young age because those older, are deficient in quality.
Warner - experienced, but often struggles on subcontinental pitches, although outstanding in his last innings of this game.
Khawaja - just coming back into the team. is far better on bouncy Aussie pitches and against pace than subcontinental spin. His footwork isn't nimble enough.
Smith - our best player in home and away conditions, but didn't deliver in this game. Australia is too reliant on him.
Hanscomb - too inexperienced, but like Renshaw has talent. Many batters fade though as international bowlers work them out.
Maxwell - looks to have talent, but again is too inexperienced.
Wade - was selected for supposedly having superior batting to Nevill, but struggled with both bat and keeping in this game.
The main problem is bouncy Aussie pitches in general, and Perth in particular. Too many mediocre Shield pace bowlers look good in Aussie conditions and do the lion's share of Shield bowling. They would struggle in all four subcontinental nations. The fact Agar plays for Australia, but can barely get a bowl at the WACA in home games is counterproductive for national interests.
Far too few spin bowlers pay Shield cricket - and in conditions that favour them. Our batter don't get enough experience in dealing with these conditions either. Too many mediocre pace bowlers have too easy a time getting wickets in the Shield. We could also look at more Shield teams - ACT and Northern Territory.
For the powers that be to suggest going to Darwin just before a subcontinental tour to hone skill against spin, is ridiculous. Australian players need to play on pitches similar to the subcontinent at home under match conditions to improve.
4 out of 9 opposition Test nations play under similar conditions. The Windies wickets can also be a bit closer to the subcontinent too, in that they sometimes play low.