Khawaja is not a bad accumulator, better suited to test cricket than ODI or T20, but it's a backwards move because there is plenty of youthful talent in the offerings and they are a level above Khawaja in the field.
Like AFL past players, the cricket old boys network has far too much say, and they always favour the incumbents unless the potential replacement is their son or nephew!
I feel sorry for Khawaja, not for now but historically, it takes far too long to deliver guys like him an opportunity, and if you play for the wrong state you might not get an opportunity at all!
Meanwhile, the usual welded on underperformers persist, even in T20!
Like AFL past players, the cricket old boys network has far too much say, and they always favour the incumbents unless the potential replacement is their son or nephew!
I feel sorry for Khawaja, not for now but historically, it takes far too long to deliver guys like him an opportunity, and if you play for the wrong state you might not get an opportunity at all!
Meanwhile, the usual welded on underperformers persist, even in T20!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"