Deadman Inc
1990 − 2011. Retired 2012 − 2013. Back Again 2014
If you're the one who has to sit out you should feel disappointed. You need to feel disappointed. Because in the long term, with the right attitude, the feeling of disappointment only fuels your motivation and mental toughness, which can give you a distinct advantage when you do get your opportunity.
Look at a guy like Mike Hussey, for 10 years he was one of the top performers in first class cricket, yet he continually was overlooked by national selectors. Not because he wasn't good enough to be there, it was because the Australian team were winning with the players they had. Once he finally got his opportunity, after an agonizing 10 year wait, he became one of the best batsmen in the world and has been for the past couple of years.
So, sitting on the bench could be the best thing that can happen to you as a bowler wanting to represent your state.
Look at a guy like Mike Hussey, for 10 years he was one of the top performers in first class cricket, yet he continually was overlooked by national selectors. Not because he wasn't good enough to be there, it was because the Australian team were winning with the players they had. Once he finally got his opportunity, after an agonizing 10 year wait, he became one of the best batsmen in the world and has been for the past couple of years.
So, sitting on the bench could be the best thing that can happen to you as a bowler wanting to represent your state.