Why the great need for an allrounder anyway ? I think the Aussies have proven we dont need one....
we could have just the 4 bowlers and 10 overs shared around Clarke, Martyn and even ponting if we were desperate,,with a batting order of hayden,Gilly,Punta,Martyn,Clarke,Hussey,"Bevan" we could afford the chance of having an expensive 10 overs..

...or even 6 batsmen and 5 bowlers , Gilchrsist is our allrounder anyway..
we have the 4 fast bowlers plus hogg ...i would've liked to see Harvey there as a bowler ..those slow seaming wickets over there would suit him and not Lee for instance..i think bowling at the death is a fine art..lee does it well at times but Mcgrath,kaspa and Gillespi can get it real wrong at times..

i think this need for a genuine allrounder is over rated..

Have to agree with the gripe about the 2 "Mexicans" aka Cam White in particular,not getting a go.Think(imo)Hodge is only a fringe player,but Cam is an untapped talent at this stage,and at 21 he will get his chance soon enough.With old father time catching up on most of the senior players,I think the selectors are intent on blooding some of the younger brigade to see which can cut it and which cant.How they decide the pecking order is a moot point,but rest assured if the form is on the board White,Hodge and co. will get a run eventually.Selectors choices are sometimes debatable.They sure got it right with Mick Clarke,Ill reserve my decision on Watson and Hopes.Time will tell.Why they ever dropped Mick Bevan from the one day squad has got me stuffed.How many times did he single handedly turn the game around for us???What did he do wrong???Imagine Gilly and Bevo in full flight in the 40th over??The mind boggles.

He left NSW. As all cricket lovers know, they are the three most valuable letters you can have after your name.
Seriously, though he would have to be as stiff as Deano was when he got the chop. Unbelievable!!

plus he is still in the top 10 batting averages in the world in one dayers in the last two years