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Message: [QUOTE="mitch222, post: 3334024, member: 8605"] Paine was always only ever selected because he was a captain with morals that the team needed at the time. This added on to the fact that there was no decent wicketkeeper in the current setup made it very easy for them to continue picking him until further notice with no backlash for him not making runs. They can easily justify not selecting him at the moment because he isn't an opener. He doesn't bat there in shield cricket and hasn't for a long time whereas Marcus Harris has and continues to do so. Harris was also the shield leader in runs last year for an opener. Now has Harris had his chances, yes he has and hasn't really made the most of them, but he has the runs and is the next best available opener. The argument would stand merit if he was trying out for 1st or 2nd drop but he isn't. Is he better than Travis Head to bat at 5 well its debatable considering Head was the second highest run score last year in Shield cricket so he does have the runs on the board to merit being selected. Its pretty simple, if he thinks he is good enough to open for Australia moving forward then why wouldn't he be opening for QLD in shield cricket to push his case. [/QUOTE]

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