Australia took Hauritz to India because they wanted a offie for Harbhajan practice, same for White, they wanted a bowler who bowls a similar style to Kumble. Personally I don't think this was the right thing to do, Hauritz being a terrible and futureless player, but never mind. Likewise, I think MacGill should be playing ODIs, but the ACB prefers to use the all-rounder Brad Hogg. Perhaps he can be used as a SuperSub.
Stuart MacGill is an aggressor, in fact, in domestic one-day games, he is more effective than his NSW team-mate Brett Lee. He has taken over 600 first class wickets. Something that is undeniable is that Stuart MacGill has the best strike rate for a Test spinner. At under 55 balls per wicket, he is more effective than many pace bowlers. None of today's spinners are anywhere near this figure. His leg break is excellent and is probably the biggest turning leg break in cricket today. I assure you, had MacGill played 90+ Tests, he would have more 500 wickets by now.
In matches in which MacGill and Warne have played together, MacGill has had the greater impact. His downfall is that he tends to bowl more bad balls.
Yes, he was unsuccessful against India, but injuries forced Australia to play 4 different bowling combinations in each of the four Tests, disrupting both MacGill's role and the team's ability to apply pressure. McGrath and Warne of course were already unable to play in that series. Lee was yet to return from injury. MacGill's figures in the 1st, rain affected Test were 4/112. In the 2nd Test, Gillespie and Williams both suffered injuries, meaning MacGill shouldered an enourmous burden, though Williams toiled on. MacGill's figures were 4/244. However, in the 3rd Test, Lee was back for the injured Gillespie and MacGill's figures of 5/138 for the match proved that he could still handle himself against India. Finally, he took 1/211 when India mounted it's leviathan 700 run innings in the 4th Test.
Meanwhile, we all hear how good India are against the spin bowlers, but Kumble's home-away record says something interesting.
Avg-SR-Eco
Home 23.75 57.12 2.49
Away 35.76 80.32 2.67
In fact,
In Australia 40.00
In England 45.81
In New Zealand 40.27
In South Africa 35.32
In Sri Lanka 42.68
His economy is reliable around the world, yet he struggles to regularly take as many wickets on tour as he does at home. His style, it would appear, is substantialy dependant on Indian conditions.