LaughingKookaburra wrote:Take the emotion of the scenario out of it, the outcome of this will be the best thing to happen to the Australian Test team in at least 18 months. Carey injected in to that line up gives far more batting depth and a very good gloveman. Once We retained the Ashes in England we should have thanked Paine and moved on for the good of the Australian Test side.
Not having a crack at LK specifically, there are plenty of people talking up Carey's work with the stick, but I don't buy it.
Paine averages 32.6 in test cricket.
Carey averages 35.6 in shield cricket.
In the unlikely event that Carey could be one of a select few that could maintain his average as he steps up from shield to test cricket, even still, a bump of 3 runs is hardly 'far more depth'.
Add in the fact Carey gets to play half of his shield games on the flattest deck in domestic cricket at the moment, and I just don't buy the argument that he's the solution to any batting worries.