You may have overstated the situation just a little - no?
I'm personally relieved that Brett Lee has retired. In his prime he was excellent, especially when he was hurting batsmen. In recent times however he hasn't been much chop.
How or why they kept selecting him is anyone's guess. Goodbye Brett - enjoy your retirement.
Peter Forrest - Pedestrian.
Dave Warner - Not sure he is suited to the 50 over game.
Other than that - what was the series all about anyway? Blow in with little or no preparation play 5 games on teh trot and #$%$ off. Huh?
I'm more looking forward to the UAE tour against Pakistan.
(here's a tip - the UAE is in the middle east and not the sub-continent Kip)
Australia have called up the uncapped allrounder Glenn Maxwell for their ODI and Twenty20 matches against Pakistan in the UAE. The batsman Callum Ferguson has also been recalled to the one-day side, having last played for Australia more than a year ago, and Cameron White has been named in the T20 squad, six months after losing the national captaincy to George Bailey.
Michael Hussey will return in both formats, having missed the tour of England due to the premature birth of his child, and Peter Forrest has been dropped. The inclusion of Maxwell, 23, has come after his impressive performances for Hampshire in the Friends Life t20 this year - he has made 178 runs at 59.33 and a strike rate of 178.
In February 2011, Maxwell scored the quickest half-century in Australia's domestic one-day history when he brought up his fifty in 19 balls for Victoria against Tasmania, and his powerful striking has proved useful in all formats. Also a handy offspinner and an agile fieldsman, Maxwell has now emerged as a potential selection for the World T20 in Sri Lanka in September, along with fellow spinners Brad Hogg and Xavier Doherty, who will also play in the UAE.
