Nothing seems going right for Australian chief selector Andrew Hilditch who incurred the media's wrath for a beach stroll with his pet dog in Adelaide.

As Matthew Hayden, Australia's biggest selection dilemma, batted for his career in the final Test in Sydney on Saturday, Hilditch was photographed holidaying in the picturesque Sellicks Beach in Adelaide, walking the dog along with his wife and daughter.

Even though Hilditch was not on duty to watch the Sydney Test - fellow selector David Boon was there – the media in Melbourne reacted in anger, lambasting the national selection panel chairman for going on a holiday instead of watching, on television, how Hayden batted.

"Cricket officials were in a flap over the weekend when photos confirmed the existence of the game's own Loch Ness Monster, Andrew Hilditch," said the 'Courier Mail'.

"It was...a surprise he preferred to walk his dog instead of watching Hayden bat, given the Queenslander's future is his biggest call of the summer.

"We all love our pets, but couldn't the dog have been walked during the lunch break?" it asked.

Drawing a comparison with his predecessors, the writer went on to suggest that Hilditch, a full-time lawyer, could not do justice to the chief selector's job.

"Since he took over as national selection chairman Hilditch simply has not tackled his public responsibilities with the same gusto as his predecessors, Trevor Hohns and Laurie Sawle.

"...As a full-time lawyer in Adelaide he already had a cramped schedule, perhaps too cramped to fit two jobs into one day," it said.

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