More logic than conspiracy in Cameron Bancroft’s Test squad omission | Geoff Lemon

While some western observers might like to assume an agenda, the facilitation of Cameron Green’s return makes cricketing sense

After an unusually quiet few weeks on the Test selection front with a settled XI unchanged while beating Pakistan, David Warner’s retirement suddenly has one of the favourite national arguments boiling over.

People love to talk about selection injustice, and the latest occupant of that unwanted role is Cameron Bancroft, overlooked for Warner’s vacancy so that Steve Smith can give it a shot despite never having opened the batting in 105 Tests.

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