Clarke has been one of the biggest front runners in the AUS team for some time now, making runs when the team is performing, then when we're in a bind, he goes missing. For reasons unknown, but probably because he plays for NSW, he is the selectors favourite son. I would much rather see D. Hussey in there instead of him.

Gotta agree with you there about Hodge, he will go down as one of the unluckiest cricketers ever. To perform as well as he did domestically, and to never get selected for the AUS team until he was 30, then after 6 tests, 503 runs at 55.58, then dropped? Very perplexing...

Stuart MacGill also is very unlucky, His test record speaks for itself and he was only ever a replacement for Warne. If he was born 20 years before or 20 years after Warne's career, he would've been our 1st choice spinner. Very unlucky to be playing at the same time.

Like you said, either of them would easily walk into any other countries team.