Sydney, Aug 27 - Victorian batsman Brad Hodge, who was not picked for either the Ashes series or in the One-day squad, took out his frustration by lashing out at the Australian cricket system, alleging bias towards New South Wales players.

Hodge said in over a decade he was selected hardly six times despite amassing tons of runs and this was only because of the bias.

Hodge also flayed the Cricket Australia (CA) policy of allowing wives and girlfriends on tours, saying it has a divisive effect and isolates players who have not had partners.

He said many other Victorian players also lost out because of Sydney-centric bias and many players from other states also suspected it.

Hodge also said that the bias could be felt in the Australian dressing room, too.

'I guess every time that I was on tour I was a threat to someone else from a different state,' Hodge was reported Thursday as telling Melbourne's sports radio SEN.

'I was looking to take someone else's spot. So they had allies and friends in that particular squad.'

Hodge, who might fall foul with CA over his comments, said at his age -- over 30 -- he is not in calculations for a place in the national team.

He recalled the time he broke into the Australian side against the West Indies in 2005, scoring a double century later that season against South Africa in Hobart, to reinforce his argument.