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[SixOfTheBest]

To bring this thread back up...

It's a shame about Paine, because without those injuries he would already have kept for Australia for a while now. He was being groomed as a future captain, don't get me wrong he still may be, but he is a lot better than Wade and Haddin. I do like Matty Wade very much, I think he is a good prospect for Australia, but Paine is and has been for a while now a lot better player. Like I said, nothing against Wade, the job he's done since being picked has been nothing short of exemplary.

Let's hope Paine recovers soon to give the selectors a few headaches! (good ones to have though!)

[ajm90]

To be honest both of them(wade and paine) look like they could become fantastic players in all forms of the international game, long term number 1 selection might just depend on how they perform over the next year or so.