mmm... Haddin (as well as Mitch) is the difference between the 2 teams. He has batted well and kept even better , as opposed to Prior and the other Clown that played for the poms in Melbourne.
Wattos gone ok too. I dont think I would be dropping any of them in a hurry, but I would be managing the pace bowlers as they are bound to start getting sore, and with a trip to South Africa in Feb, it would be nice to have them fresh.
Haddin has hit some form, but after the Argus report I can't believe they gave him another go. If the team needed youth why appoint a 37 year old keeper vice captain. Yep, Wade was probably not up to it but is every other keeper in Australia older than 37? Haddin has done enough to keep his spot, but I don't think he should have got it back.
As for Watson, he could hit a triple hundred in Sydney and he still wouldn't convince me he is a test player. Too inconsistent and too injury prone. He wen 40 odd innings between hundreds, not many get that. And during those 40 innings you can't say he was winning games with the ball, he spent most of that time injured and unable to bowl.
While the team is winning I have no doubt they will go unchanged. Lets see how they the whole team) go in South Africa against some quality opposition on tracks not made to suit their strengths like the spinning tracks in India.
These are my opinions, and neither of these players have done anything this summer to make me change my mind. But, Mitchel Johnson, I am glad to say, has. I'm glad he is back and hope he can continue bowling like this for the rest of his career.
