130kph flat out is more than enough for an opening pace bowler in club cricket and a quality all-rounder in international games. McGrath rarely ever goes over 130 these days, and is still a great pace bowler. What the hell does his pace have to do with his bowling credentials?

And Waugh bowled more in 1986 than in 1996 because of his back problems. Waugh got dropped out of the team for 2 years because the selectors wanted to emphasise the idea of putting a high price on your wicket.

And I have no idea what a crowd chant has to do with anything.

My memories may be selective, but yours are totally non-existent. Comparing White to Waugh is as ridiculous as sticking your nuts in the freezer. Waugh debuted 3 years younger than White, displayed more technique with the bat (although White has timing and power) and displayed more wicket-taking ability with the ball and he was in a bad Australian side competing against ruthless attacks. White slogs, displaying little technique and an over-reliance on eye and timing, he also has little wicket-taking ability with the ball (has variety but doesn't turn the ball much and lacks control, something Waugh had in abundance).

The only way White will stay in the Australian team is if he dramatically improves his bowling. Why? Because there are many quality batsmen in Australia, averaging at least 50, who are screaming out for a place (like the entrie WA batting lineup, Cosgrove, Birt etc). You have a young superstar allrounder by the name of Moises Henriques grabbing all the attention, who last year averaged less than 20 with the ball, and in the 30's with the bat in the U-19 World Cup. So, if there are batsmen around that are better than him (and while White can hit a long way, there are definately much better batsmen in the domestic comp), and he's not the premier all-rounder (Watson is ahead of him, and he'll be facing extremely stiff competition from McDonald and Henrqiues soon), then he must aim to make himself a great spinner.