it does come down to the players. talent, work ethic, attitude and mental strength. australian's 10- years ago got selected as 30+ year olds, but now they are in transition and almost all debuts are under 30 or even 25 and under. look at pat cummins only 18, pattinson was only 20 or 21, khawaja is 25, hughes would have only been 18 or 19, warner is only 25, starc is just 22, peter forest 26, wade only 24, steve smith is just 23, a lot of teams right now are in transition, not many have the luxury of bringing in experienced 30+ years olds.
what it comes down to is selecting the best team, if a player performs domestically and can handle it mentally then why shouldn't they be picked?
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