Punters slam Cricket Australia over same old ‘pensioner side’ picked to play West Indies and England

Fed up of cricket fans have lined up Aussie selectors for picking the same old players and ignoring promising newcomers for the Summer Test and ODI series.

Cricket Australia has released the test squad to take on the West Indies and the ODI side who will clash with England on the home coasts in an announcement this summer.

There were no outliers, no young players picked to gain experience, just the same old names who recently failed to escape the group stage of the T20 World Cup and infamously lost to India in successive home test series – and supporters were quick to the selectors to the task.

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“Look, they’ve sided with the retirees, when are we going to see some young blood in the side,” bellowed one fan.

“At what stage do we give some young men a chance to stand up? Same names that didn’t make it to the t20 world cup except Wade is out. Are we saying he was the cause?’ asked another.

“Why can’t CA see that the audience is tired of the same people not performing. Getting stolen from a reputation from three years ago,” another wondered.

Individual players were also criticized, with contending opener David Warner being singled out.

“Definition of insanity is… Opening Warner over and over,” wrote one disgruntled fan.

Once again Marcus Harris’ selection raised eyebrows. The controversial opener averages just 25.29 after 26 Test innings.

After three rounds of the Sheffield Shield, Harris is in second place on the list of leading points scorers with an average of 57.40 and a high score of 111.

Former Test players Peter Handscomb with an average of 172 and a high of 281*, Kurtis Patterson with an average of 67.25 and a high of 122* and Matt Renshaw with an average of 80.66 and a high of 200* however, were controversially overlooked.

“Marcus Harris tests 14 with an average of 25 and he’s still getting picked!” noted one fan.

‘Why do they keep calling Harris on the side? He’s a good Shield player but crumbling at Test level,” said another.

“Why is Marcus Harris still being selected, Hunt from SA should try it,” asked another.

Even skipper Pat Cummins came under fire.

‘Down with Cummins. Ever since he staged Australian cricket, it’s been a joke now,” wrote one fan.

“How TF Cummins is still on the side dude puts more effort into bench heating than on the field,” wrote another.

Cummins will lead Australia in both formats, with selectors deciding not to put him on ice for his first series as ODI captain.

Australia’s three ODIs against England end just a week before the first Test against the West Indies in Perth, with just a three-day difference between that and the Adelaide Test.

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Three red ball games against South Africa soon follow in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, before a series of four tests in India in February.

“Our focus is to continue building a squad for next year’s World Cup under Pat as the new ODI captain, so it’s an important series,” chief selector George Bailey said of the squad.

“Travis Head will return to replace Aaron Finch, who played well in Pakistan and Sri Lanka earlier this year.

“He has shown flexibility in the types of roles he can play in our ODI lineup.

“Our next opportunity in the ODI format will be in India next year, which will allow us to experience the same conditions as for the World Cup in October.”