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[b]first class squad[/b]
Tim Paine (c) 2359 Runs @ 31.03
Callum Ferguson (vc) 3242 Runs @ 35.62
Michael Beer 27 Wkts @ 48.03
Luke Butterworth 1680 Runs @ 28.47; 127 Wkts @ 24.45
Trent Copeland 80 Wkts @ 21.57
James Faulkner 448 Runs @ 29.86; 47 Wkts @ 21.65
Ben Hilfenhaus 249 Wkts @ 29.93
Usman Khawaja 2289 Runs @ 45.78
Jason Krejza 1106 Runs @ 20.86; 96 Wkts @ 47.85
Phillip Hughes 4775 Runs @ 50.79
Nic Maddinson 437 Runs @ 39.72
Mitch Marsh 405 Runs @ 21.31; 3 Wkts @ 91.33
Mitch Starc 27 Wkts @ 34.44
David Warner 406 Runs @ 36.9
[b]one day squad[/b]
Tim Paine (c) 2370 Runs @ 34.85
Callum Ferguson (vc) 2130 Runs @ 34.35
Luke Butterworth 762 Runs @ 21.77; 55 Wkts @ 36.58
Trent Copeland 5 Wkts @ 69
James Faulkner 147 Runs @ 16.33; 19 Wkts @ 37.42
Ben Hilfenhaus 67 Wkts @ 36.35
Aaron Finch 921 Runs @ 34.11
Nathan Lyon 1 Wkts @ 64
Chris Lynn 351 Runs @ 31.9
Nic Maddison 219 Runs @ 36.5
Mitch Marsh 436 Runs @ 36.33; 7 Wkts @ 31.42
Mitch Starc 14 Wkts @ 22
Stephen O'Keefe 355 Runs @ 27.3; 11 Wkts @ 69.45
David Warner 957 Runs @ 28.14
Cummins misses out with a back strain. The first class side looks to be grooming quite a few players for the Test side, while the one day team is very much a development squad.
On form, I would say the elephant in the room is Mark Cosgrove (he wasn't even short-listed), but one could say that the likes of Warner ought to be doing a fair bit better, whereas a more experienced cricketer like Cosgrove has little upside left. Similarly, Steve O'Keefe and Chris Lynn (who has bolted in from outside the short-list) are in the squad for their weaker formats, but not their stronger.
Some might feel Nathan Lyon has been fortunate to sneak into the one dayers after only three months at the top level, but I suggest he's a little unlucky that Krejza is still factoring in Test considerations. It's even surprising they're not sending Steve Smith over just for some practice. Instead, it's Beer and Krejza pitted against each other in a contest to see who is most irrelevant.
Still, the first class squad has a good top order in there and decent seamers. If there is to be some dependence on all-rounders, then it is reasonably well founded.
The one day squad is a bit harder to gauge. There are a few players there that I would hesitate to make a team out of and it looks as though 19 year old Mitch Marsh might actually be the best player in the side. It could use a Wade or a Christian; someone young, but not that young. Of course the positive spin on that is that this is a team that could learn quite a lot. However, the one day leg should be the tougher portion of the tour, so it does seem a bit odd. They might not learn so much if they can't bat 50 overs.
My other qualm is that Hilfenhaus is not the only senior bowler who could use a chance to get some things in order. If players like Khawaja, Hughes, Beer and Krejza are only in the squads so they can press their case to play Sri Lanka, then where are all the others? McKay probably won't be fit, as he only started jogging last month and this tour is next month. However, what about Harris or Bollinger? They have both played IPL, so even if they're not fully conditioned yet, they're not carrying anything serious. It seems like the policy is that injury prone bowlers are rested and fit bowlers bowl until they're injury prone.
