Canberra, Nov. 5 -- Australia's chief selector George Bailey has responded to their former captain Steve Waugh's remarks on team selection ahead of the upcoming Ashes series, stressing that every player chosen has earned his spot, regardless of age, according to Sen.

Waugh had recently urged the selectors to make tougher decisions to allow younger talent to come through, pointing out that several senior players could be featuring in their final Ashes campaign. Usman Khawaja will turn 39 during the series, while Nathan Lyon is 37 and Mitchell Starc is 35.

"George Bailey's going to have to make some tough calls and I think in the past, he hasn't really had the appetite for that at times, so he's going to have to step up to the plate with ...