Shane Warne has criticized the rotation policy of the Australian selectors and has said that it is not good for the team at all.
Warne was livid after the omission of Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith from the Australian ODI squad after the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka. Khawaja and Smith played one game each and were dropped from the squad.
When asked about the rotation policy of the Australian selectors, Warne said, “I don’t think it’s good for the players. It’s disturbing their rhythm. You see the performance of the Australian team in the ongoing CB series, its way below par.”
“The rotation policy puts a lot of pressure on the players which affects their performance. A player gets one match to play and even if he performs well in that match, he doesn’t know whether he is going to play in the next match or not. When you know that you are going to get rewarded for your performance, then, your best comes out.”
“I think it’s really a bizarre tactic by the Australian selectors. I am very disappointed with the way they are going about their job at the moment. Yes, there have been a few injury issues, but, it doesn’t mean that we put merit out of the equation and start picking teams only on fitness grounds.”
Warne was also upset about the fact that James Pattinson was not allowed to feature for Melbourne Stars in BBL, but, was asked to play in grade cricket when he made his comeback from injury.
Warne said, “It’s strange that a player returning from injury was not allowed to play T20 cricket in which he only had to bowl 4 overs, but, he was told to play grade cricket in which he had to bowl 8 overs and had to be on the field for 7 hours.”