Mitch Marsh wont play next test. Play Watto in his spot. Reckon he would be a decent number 6.
Need to find some new blood for the important number 3 slot
Needed that since Ponting retired.
Yep haven't been able to replace him with someone even as half as good as he was and I think sometimes we took him for granted and people are quick to forget how good he was, dominated the hardest spot to bat for a long period of time. In my lifetime we won't see another Ponting, we are obviously desperate for a decent number 3 for the future and if we can get a bloke thats as half as good as Ponting we'll be alright, need some blokes putting their hand up at state level, I reckon Ferguson can be the man, needs a truckload of runs behind him first.
If Ferguson was going to be the Australian number 3 he would already be in the team, would have that truck load of runs behind him already and wouldn't be a regular part of our Redback calamitous collapses. I doubt anyone from outside our borders would think he would be in the top 5 considerations as our test number 3. Don't think he would do any worse than Wato though and Shaun "Lovechild" Marsh hasn't done anything to earn the spot either.
He can't bat everywhere but I think Smudger would be the leading candidate to be a long term 3. Would allow Pup to bat at 4 or 5 if and when he gets the body right.