Smith, along with the other names left out, is still in contention for the Ashes, which begin at Trent Bridge on 10 July.And that's something that cricket in Australia really needs to address and we need to get more batsmen making runs prolifically.But that's life, people retire and move on and it's a new generation and it's a period of transition and there are opportunities, and we're looking to our young players to grasp those opportunities and to grow from them.Steve Smith is one - he acquitted himself well in the third and fourth Test and he's a young player who has a future so he's in contention," said national selector John Inverarity.Elevated to the centrally contracted list are batsmen Ed Cowan and Phillip Hughes, who both look set to feature in this summer's Ashes, and Twenty20 captain George Bailey, who has been a one-day international regular for the past year but has yet to play a Test. Usman Khawaja is strongly in contention for the Ashes [but his lack of recent red-ball cricket] is a concern.Batsman David Hussey, a limited-overs specialist who has played 69 ODIs and 39 T20 internationals. did not have his deal renewed and Inverarity hinted a move towards youth could mean the end of his international career. There are only five established Test batsmen in the new list, including captain Michael Clarke and his deputy Shane Watson and Inverarity admitted Australia's lack of depth with batsmen is a worry.
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