As much as I have been against Shaun Marsh being constantly brought in to the squad when there are others around him that deserve a chance, I can see why they do it. He has experience. The selectors are too scared to try something new. Why do you think they went with Joe Burns instead of Cameron Bancroft? Experience. Why do you think they went with Khawaja instead of Klinger? Experience. Why do you think they chose Pattinson for this test instead of Coulter-Nile? Experience. There is also the fact that his Dad was a very good cricketer, so they expect him to be able to do the same. On your point of Maddinson and Klinger piling on the runs while Marsh struggles around them, I have to disagree. Yes Maddinson and Klinger are doing very well for themselves but you can't say Marsh is struggling. There may be a few low scores in there but there is also a 186 in the Matador Cup, along with a 68 in the same competition, and a 64 and 92 in the Shield. We have to give everyone a chance David!
As you said, I have to disagree. Firstly, Shaun Marsh has been given chance after chance, and always failed. He made his debut in 2011 v Sri Lanka, scoring 140-odd, making people believe that he was the long-term replacement for Ricky Ponting. After that though, he made failure after failure until the selectors had the guts to drop him. Then, in 2014 v South Africa, he scored a marvellous century in his first test for two years, again though he made a pair and another duck in that series forcing the selector's hand. Really, this chance has been no different. Against New Zealand, on two of the most batsman-friendly wickets on Australian turf ever, he failed miserably. Then he scored 49, but realistically is scoring no 50's in 6 innings enough to keep one's place, no! And now he scores a century against the Windies, and while every century is a good century, my U14 club team could beat them, so should this count for anything. On Michael Klinger, he averages 40, while Marsh averages 38, and Klinger is in the form of his life scoring 230-odd just two weeks ago. What else can I say?? "Marsh's father was a cricketer" but Marsh's father didn't average 38 in first class cricket.
Shaun Marsh should never, never been given another chance in Test Cricket, and should be dropped with ONE more failure.
) then you are overlooking all aspects of his innings and just looking at runs made. His calmness and sensibility at the crease today among other things, make his hundred well deserved.