Cameron White's omission from Australia's one-day squad continues to puzzle Moises Henriques has praised Cameron White following his match winning innings against South Africa in the third Twenty20, saying the Victorian did well to anchor the innings from number six. Cameron White played a key role in Australia's T20 series win over South Africa. Picture: Mark Brake. CAMERON White hasn't played a one-day international for Australia in three-and-a-half years. That's the same Cameron White that led Australia to a series victory with a calm, match-winning innings against South Africa in Sunday night's Twenty20 in Sydney. A handy T20 knock isn't enough to warrant selection in a national one-day squad. But being named the best domestic one-day player in the land for two years running probably is. That's right - White won player of the tournament for the inaugural Matador One-Day Cup this year, and took out the same title after the final edition of the Ryobi Cup in 2013. Cameron White hits a boundary during Australia's win over South Africa on Sunday night. Picture: Brett Costello. Sure, the Victorian was lucky to get the award this year given the remarkable statistics accrued by Queensland's Usman Khawaja, but there is no disputing White is one of the most consistent performers in Australian one-day cricket over the past few years. But despite these compelling statistics, White still can't get picked for Australia in any game of cricket that takes longer than a Christopher Nolan movie. We tried to get inside the minds of Australia's selectors and figure out what factors led to White being left out of the current one-day squad to take on South Africa. NOTE: Australia has only selected a squad for the first two one-dayers - they could add White to the squad after Sunday's second ODI in Perth. Cameron White and James Faulkner discuss Australia's win over South Africa in the third Twenty20. There's simply no space This is a pretty basic argument but it's actually quite hard to dispute. There really isn't much room for movement in Australia's top six when there are no injuries. David Warner and Aaron Finch have a mortgage on the opening spots. In the middle order, there are already too many players with Shane Watson, Michael Clarke, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh. Of those players, Bailey would appear to be the most vulnerable but dropping him this soon would be a harsh move, given he was Australia's most consistent one-day performer until very recently, and still averages a very healthy 46.61 in ODIs. He's had his chance already Sometimes selectors are inclined to think a player has exhausted the maximum number of opportunities that he can be given. That seemed to be the case for the likes of Brad Hodge in recent years, meaning no matter how he performed in domestic cricket, the line that "he's had too many chances already" was always able to be wheeled out. Cameron White hits the winning run during in Sunday's T20 clash against South Africa. His average isn't good enough When White has been given a chance at international level, he often hasn't fully grasped it. Having an ODI average of 35.12 and passing 50 just 13 times from 87 games hints at a player that makes plenty of starts without taking complete advantage of them. It's certainly not a record of failure, but it's also one that doesn't fully endorse his credentials as a bona fide international star. He doesn't bowl anymore It took several years to work out exactly what White's strong suit was, given his ability to bowl leg spin. He made his Test debut ostensibly as a spinner who could bat, although his bowling has clearly taken a back seat in recent years. White bowled in 18 of his first 29 one-dayers for Australia. Since then, he's played 58 ODIs and bowled in just one of them. Not every batsman has to be able to bowl, but the Aussie hierarchy is very keen on having players in their limited-overs sides that can bring multiple skills to the table. Of all the batsmen in the current squad, only Bailey hasn't bowled at international level. Too many right-handers OK, this is clutching at straws but it is interesting to note that of all the batsmen in the current squad, only one (David Warner) is left-handed. Teams like to have left-right combinations in their batting order to upset the opposition's rhythm, and it worked to great effect for the later years of Australia's golden age, when the likes of Clarke and Ponting were surrounded by a cacophony of left-handed legends. But would a selection decision be based purely on a players" dominant hand? Probably not. Originally published as Why was White washed from one-dayers?