Hohns said White was far from "earth-shattering" during his international career.

White, who has not played for Australia in over a year, was critical of selectors for choosing players for national duties straight out of the Big Bash League and not from the state teams.

“You can get picked to play for Australia in any format out of Big Bash, really. It doesn’t make a lot of sense,” White said.

But Hohns hit back, saying White should remember he was a 22-year-old when first picked for Australia.

“I’m a little bit surprised by those comments, to be quite honest,” Hohns said on Wednesday.

“The Sheffield Shield has been well-documented as being very important to us in Australian cricket — selectors, everybody.

“And then younger players — I think he just needs to remember that he was a very young man when he was given his first opportunity in one-day cricket.

“I don’t think there is any disparity there at all, to be honest.

“Cameron has had plenty of opportunities ... he has had plenty of opportunities in the past and it’s probably fair to say he performed okay without being earth shattering.”