Alviro Patterson wrote:
Out of that list I'd reckon Clarke and Siddle were 1st team regulars in the last 12 months, whilst the rest got dropped.
In the last 12 months Mike Hussey, Ed Cowan, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, Jackson Bird, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Agar, Phil Hughes, Matthew Wade, James Pattinson, James Faulkner featured in tests for Australia.
that may well be true, but once Rodgers had been selected, Cowan, Khawaja, Maxwell and Hughes were all tried out for the last batting slot vacated by the Huss and currently held by Bailey. At different positions in the order, I grant you, but still the same slot, with Twatto moving up and the order to accomodate them
Starc, Bird, Patto and Faulkner all fought for the final seamer slot (or as cover for when Harris needed a rest) and lost out to Johno