Your Team for Australia v South Africa in Perth

[Titanium_BD1103]

Hey all

I know it is still a week till the start of the game between Australia and the Proteas at the WACA in Perth, but todays ODI against NZ has raised many a question and real selection headache for the selectors.. but a good one at that..


They have to decide between Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey and Brad Hodge who will get a run in the game and who won't... now they all have plusses to their names.. take this for instance

- Michael Clarke is coming off scoring 80 odd in today ODI and a Double Century for NSW in a Pura Cup Match

- Andrew Symonds is coming off 150 odd in todays ODI and has looked the goods for QLD this summer

- Michael Hussey comes off back to back centuries in Hobart and Adelaide and is looking mighty strong in the test side

- Brad Hodge scored very worthwhile runs in both Adelaide and Hobart, helping the side along the way out of sticky situations


So who goes in and who is left out?? I want you to pretend you are a selector and name the 11 for the game against SA in Perth, and explain which 2 players you put into the side for Perth and why.. I will post here my side and why over the coming week too...

This is a real difficult choice for the Aussie Selectors, lets hope they make the right one..

[Steelers]

This is extremely tough!

Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Hussey
Clarke
Symonds
Gilchrist
Lee
Warne
Bracken
McGrath

How can you not pick Clarke, Gilchrist and Hussey based on their recent performances. Unfortunately I think Hodge is going to be dropped, but someone has to go.

[Teegy]

Mines the same as steelers

[Dakink]

This is extremely tough!

Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Hussey
Clarke
Symonds
Gilchrist
Lee
Warne
Bracken
McGrath

How can you not pick Clarke, Gilchrist and Hussey based on their recent performances. Unfortunately I think Hodge is going to be dropped, but someone has to go.

Probably my team too - though the selectors at Perth sometimes look at playing the four quicks meaning a bat need to make way. Dizzy has just taken a bagful of wickets and may be back in the selectors thinking.