A lot of people, including me, questioned MW's ability to be committed to 'the cause' when he took the reins from Lowe a couple of years ago. The 90 day rule was clearly going to affect his ability to attend the number of matches that would have us believe his heart was really in it. Well, nothing's changed regarding that tax law, so nothing was likely to change regarding his attendance. I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised about that.
As for Lowe, well I think he should be at every match personally, but if (and only if) he is still to return from Canada then his attendance would've been a particular feat. That said, surely the fishing season in Canada isn't so restrictive that it had to encompass the first couple of games of the season? I don't know the answer to that, and everyone should have the right to a holiday/vacation.
In all, poor show by both of them, but in this instance perhaps it was to be expected (Wilde) and was unavoidable (Lowe).