It seems that even when he is not in the team Haddin is the talking point when it comes to selections in the Australian team. The selectors stated that Haddin was being rested when they named the Initial One-Day squad for the Tri-Series and everyone within the fraternity is sticking to this claim. All the innuendo since has been on whether or not Haddin was actually dropped and sent back to first class cricket to find some form in time to be able to be selected again during the tournament without any one thinking it was nothing more than a rest.
But with Clarke being injured and the selectors needing a replacement skipper it seems that the selectors gamble has been caught out. If Haddin was being rested, wouldn't the sensible option be for him to return and captain the side considering he was the vice-captain. Even with Wade's form, either one could have been selected as just a batsmen. Although realistically you would only pick Wade as a batsmen only as Haddin is still out of form in this department. Has Wade's performance been that good, the selectors were forced into a position where Haddin needed to be dropped and may not get back into the team. One would hope this is the case, as dropping Wade now to let Haddin back in the team would be seen as a backward step from the future of the team.
The question then is, if Haddin is not going to be recalled, who is the best option to captain the side. Warner is the current vice-captain so surely he should have been the obvious choice. Instead they have gone back to Ponting. There is no doubting Ponting's ability to lead the team, but wasn't he replaced by Clarke due to poor performance and leadership of late? If Warner is not considered to be up to leading the team then why is he the vice-captain? The injury to Clarke might have shown a problem the Australian team didn't realise they had. With Watson injured and speculation over the furure of the older players, who is the next obvious choice?
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