By now, it should be clear to all, that since the mid-nineties, we have been sliding down the proverbial slippery slope. A cockpit crewed by experienced and seasoned pilots is no longer a priority.....in fact, in some circles it is seen as a financial burden. Rather than seek the best, most seasoned, most capable crews, the industry, as a whole, is experimenting......how low an experience level can they tolerate paying for? If you can risk your head exploding, google multi-crew licence for an example of the insanity that is allowed to pervade our industry these days.
It's sad really. No senior pilot seems able or willing to explain the cost/risk analysis of inexperienced pilots to the cost conscious members of any airline board......
Yes, we were all inexperienced at one time. And yes, we all had 300 hours at one time. But the industry standard then was to pair us with more experienced pilots, or limited us to flying smaller planes, or planes with ejection seats, until we gathered enough experience to cope with the challenge of more risk/responsibility...and then we moved up. Each and every other industry/profession on the planet follows this time tested principle.
The following article states the case better than I can:
Cockpit crisis - World - Macleans.ca