JOIN USSpin legend Shane Warne on Friday criticised the Australian team picked for the three-match ODI series against India, terming the selections ridiculous and senseless for not keeping in mind the upcoming World Cup.
Australia named a revamped 14-member squad, including veteran pacer Peter Siddle, Usman Khwaja and Nathan Lyon.
"Just saw the Australia ODI squad that was announced & was absolutely staggered at some of the players that were left out & some of the inclusions - they don't make any sense whatsoever. These ridiculous selections must stop in all forms of Australian cricket - end of!" Warne tweeted.
Shortly after Warne named his own ODI side on Twitter.
The 49-year-old put his weight behind all-rounder D'Arcy Short.
"I cannot believe that D'Arcy Short has been left out of the side. I don't know what he's done wrong. He can bowl and his batting at the top is dynamic. He's in terrific form, and he and Finch (Aaron) make an awesome partnership at the top," Warne was quoted as saying by foxsports.com.au.
Warne was also critical of pacer Peter Handscomb's treatment by Cricket Australia.
"I don't think it's fair on Peter to keep putting him out into the international arena, even for the Sydney Test match here. Whether he makes 100 or 200, it's still not the right selection or the right message that you're sending to the rest of first-class cricketers."
Handscomb was dropped for the Boxing Day Test after scoring 68 runs at 17 across his first four innings of the series before being brought back for the fourth and final Test.
"To say you haven't got a technique that's good enough for international cricket and you're dropped, just like last year, and then you put him back in again a week later. It doesn't make any sense," Warne said.
Apart from Short, Warne named Aaron Finch, wicketkeeper Alex Carey, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, either Ashton Agar or Mitchell Marsh depending on conditions followed by James Pattinson, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Adam Zampa
Warne, who has been critical of the Australian pace attack in the ongoing Test series, also denied holding any "personal vendetta" against the pacers.
"The bowlers when you look back at 2018 and all the numbers they have put in for an attack that is meant to be one of the best in the world, the numbers don't stack up," he said.
"That's facts, it is not a personal vendetta or anything like that. We have nothing against these guys, we are just dealing in facts."