With Australia in trouble and missing their captain, Peter Roebuck names an alternate team in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Phillip Hughes can open up with Simon Katich. Both shine in every form of the game. Notions that Hughes is not ready are wide of the mark. David Warner and Shaun Marsh can get the grounding they need in Shield cricket. They'll be back. Hashim Amla and JP Duminy are examples of young batsmen who know their games inside out.
He also has a go at naming the Test squad for the South Africa trip.
Ron Reed, writing in the Herald Sun, says the Allan Border Medal, which will be held on Tuesday night in Melbourne, might lose some fizz this time.
Each year since the awards night was first held in 2000 the mood has been merry - it has always been a celebration of another dominant summer. Not this time. At Test and one-day level - Twenty20 is not yet part of the criteria for the medal or associated awards - Ricky Ponting's teams have endured a tough 12 months. The stats aren't pretty.
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