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there's some talk of a like for like replacement in Jake Fraser-McGurk too
but regardless there is an age grouping that has the potential to have mass retirements at the one time
that isn't good

According to News.com.au, news has been leaked that Bancroft has been left out in the cold and Smith will open and make way for Green to come into the team. Disgraceful decision if true as it's a case of the tail wagging the dog again, the tail being the NSW cartel.

www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/cameron-ba...8c3d34bc11d53abb9ddf

Renshaw gets the nod. Absolute joke.

Renshaw may end up carrying the drinks if they go ahead with the plan to open with Smith and slot Green in at number 4.

One thing is for sure. Cam Bancroft could make another 10000 runs in shield cricket but he won't play for Australia again. Its ironical that the two ring leaders during the "sand paper" saga have been punished and forgiven and actually feted as heroes, yet the junior member is still carrying the can and suffering the consequences as much for his statement that the bowling cartel knew all about the tampering as for anything else.

Mike I think it was Kim Hughes on 720 the other day who talked about the petulance shown consistently by Smith and Labuschagne whenever they are out, they are never out in their opinion. They can't believe they got out even when it's obvious and stand their ground looking around and when they eventually walk off they are still looking back and shaking their heads like they've been hard done by.

No one has the balls to tell those two to pull their heads in as it's a bad look for sportsmanship and the game and Australia's reputation.

I have lost all respect for Smith. As far as I'm concerned he is a selfish cricketer and at 34 years of age is desperately trying to extend his career as far as he can.

I make it seven New South Welshmen in the Australian team. 

Smith, Cummins, Labuschagne, Lyon, Stark, Hazelwood, Khawaja was originally from NSW and Warner now retired from test cricket actually makes 8. 

It's not so much a problem there are 8 world class test cricketers in the team, it's the control they seem to have over selection including who is the team coach or manager.

Smith, Warner, Cummins and Labuschagne all had something to say about who replaces Warner. It's a national disgrace and I wouldn't go to watch them if you paid for my ticket, air fare, accommodation and a five star lunch.

Keep your chin up Cameron and continue to embarrass these flogs. Their day will come.
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Labuschagne is from QLD DD, but yes 7 of the 11 who regularly play in the current Test side are from NSW (Khawaja now with QLD but originally from NSW).
With Warner now retired im surprised they are not pumping up a Daniel Hughes or some other NSW batsman (although Mark Waugh on commentary did pump D.Hughes's tyres up) 

Personally, I don't believe Cam Bancroft's non-selection is any way related to whether he upset any of his Test teammates.
"Sandpapergate" occurred in late-March 2018, yet Bancroft played two Tests in England in August 2019, when Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Mitch Starc were all in the Ashes touring party.
In my humble opinion, if there was a massive rift between Bancroft and the NSW quartet, he wouldn't have been selected for that tour.
Given the potential Cam Green has shown and the fact that he offers an extra bowling option, I think the selectors are hellbent on reincluding him in the Test line-up.
Whether one is a fan of Steve Smith or not, his form - while not fantastic - is such that he can't be dropped from the team, so the only option is that either he or Green opens the batting.  

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Personally, I don't believe Cam Bancroft's non-selection is any way related to whether he upset any of his Test teammates.
"Sandpapergate" occurred in late-March 2018, yet Bancroft played two Tests in England in August 2019, when Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Mitch Starc were all in the Ashes touring party.
In my humble opinion, if there was a massive rift between Bancroft and the NSW quartet, he wouldn't have been selected for that tour.
Given the potential Cam Green has shown and the fact that he offers an extra bowling option, I think the selectors are hellbent on reincluding him in the Test line-up.
Whether one is a fan of Steve Smith or not, his form - while not fantastic - is such that he can't be dropped from the team, so the only option is that either he or Green opens the batting.  

If there is a rift between Bancroft and the bowlers it would stem from a 2021 interview that Cam gave in which he strongly implied that Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon were aware of the ball tampering despite the fact that all 4 of them had strongly denied being in on it. Shortly afterwards the 4 bowlers issued a public statement once again denying knowledge of the plan and deploring the innuendo they had been subjected to. 

Also Cummins was not captain when Bancroft was last selected in 2019, so it is likely there has been some intervention somewhere in the name of "team harmony". Bancroft has scored double the number of runs as Renshaw in the Sheffield Shield in the last 2 years so I cannot believe that he has been omitted solely for "cricketing reasons" as Bailey has said.

Good point, Mike, I erroneously thought the interview was soon after Sandpapergate.
Given the interview was in 2021, I'm now inclined to agree that it might have been a factor in Cam Bancroft's non-selection. 
That said, I still think Cam Green's versatility and youth compared to Bancroft might have swayed the selectors.
Australian cricket has several recent examples of blokes who scored plenty of Sheffield Shield runs but played few, if any, Test matches.
The names of Jamie Cox (0 Tests), Jamie Siddons (0 Tests), Brad Hodge (6 Tests), Martin Love (5 Tests) and Michael Di Venuto (0 Tests) all spring to mind.
 

One minute folk are whinging the Aust team is too old....with only one member under 30.....yet folk are up in arms because Bancroft at 31 didn't get picked?? Sounds like the selectors or the NSW mafia have gone for Aust best 6 batsman.....one being Cam Green at 24, who surely has more upside then a 31 year old?

Would of thought it makes sense to have the reserve batsman aged under 30.....especially with all this concern that Aust test team are going to fall of the cliff simultaneously because they are over 30 years of age.