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Message: [QUOTE="Major JW Hochstetter, post: 2168549, member: 1828"] The selectors would've informed Hayden of his standing in the respective squads a fair while ago I reckon. And if they had any intention of leaving him out of future Test tours, you can bet that they would've given one of our all time great openers the "tap on the shoulder" in advance to give him the opportunity for a smooth farewell in Sydney. IMO they have him in their plans for the Ashes, and I think that's where we're likely see Haydos put the bat back in the bag for the last time (surely he can't go one more Aussie summer? Stranger things have happened). They'll also take a promising young opener for once as a reserve, probably Phil Hughes. A great experience for him to be on tour and learn about the big time from the big man. I don't think its that big of a shock that Hayden's been left out of the ODI's, even if he was enjoying decent Test form. There's too many fresher faces in the domestic scene to ignore and we can't keep delaying the team's transition in that form of the game. But in the Test arena, where experience counts for a bit more, I think the selectors are probably going to be a bit more cautious in leaving out older heads in the team's current situation, especially for the Ashes. [/QUOTE]

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