I don't entirely disagree with you, however if that is the case then Michael Hussey should not play again and Brett Lee should not have been selected. There seems to be two policies in place. One for Vics and one NSW.All I am asking for is a little consistency and transparencey. Hodge has been scoring heavily in the one day arena for the past decade and he still cannot get a look in.Lee bowls a couple of overs in the Big bash and he is straight in, whilst Nannes twiddles his thumbs.
I agree that he should have been dropped a year ago from the test side but his one-day form hasn't waned in that period. His average last year was almost 46 which is fairly good for a guy who usually bats at 6 or 7 and his last three games he's averaging 80. Fairly hard to drop a guy on those stats even if he's getting on a bit and like I said his form in the side hasn't really dropped at all. That may come across as hypocritical but he's in the side and he's making runs so dropping a guy for that doesn't make any sense.
The test side is a different story in part, should have been dropped a year or so ago now he is is now our best batsman. But that's for another thread.