<p>The 35-year-old batsman's dropping has outraged several former players and Katich himself admitted to being deeply frustrated by the omission.<br /><br />But the opener said despite the thought of retirement passing his mind, he has decided to continue "out of respect for his state side New South Wales.<br /><br />"After much consideration I've decided that I want to keep playing on for NSW due to the level of respect I have for Cricket NSW and also my teammates for the last nine years," Katich, who scored 4188 runs at an average of 45.03 56 Tests, told reporters.<br /><br />"I want to repay that faith that they have shown in me and hopefully we can have a very good season coming up," he added.<br /><br />But Katich didn't mince words in criticising Cricket Australia.<br />"I'm extremely disappointed and frustrated at the decision I found out about on Tuesday but I also want to make it clear I know I'm not the only player to go through this in the last few years because of inconsistent selection policies," said Katich.<br /><br />"I'm just hoping something good comes out of this situation because I actually think the decision that came on Tuesday was absolutely ridiculous," he fumed.</p>
<p>The 35-year-old batsman's dropping has outraged several former players and Katich himself admitted to being deeply frustrated by the omission.<br /><br />But the opener said despite the thought of retirement passing his mind, he has decided to continue "out of respect for his state side New South Wales.<br /><br />"After much consideration I've decided that I want to keep playing on for NSW due to the level of respect I have for Cricket NSW and also my teammates for the last nine years," Katich, who scored 4188 runs at an average of 45.03 56 Tests, told reporters.<br /><br />"I want to repay that faith that they have shown in me and hopefully we can have a very good season coming up," he added.<br /><br />But Katich didn't mince words in criticising Cricket Australia.<br />"I'm extremely disappointed and frustrated at the decision I found out about on Tuesday but I also want to make it clear I know I'm not the only player to go through this in the last few years because of inconsistent selection policies," said Katich.<br /><br />"I'm just hoping something good comes out of this situation because I actually think the decision that came on Tuesday was absolutely ridiculous," he fumed.</p>