tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post6359348289387987419..comments2023-11-02T18:51:25.885+11:00Comments on Down the wicket: Australia's 43rd CaptainCris Cochranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04966824752959729517noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-3140160731486711102011-06-02T12:18:07.115+10:002011-06-02T12:18:07.115+10:00yeah, clearly i haven't said much but i must a...yeah, clearly i haven't said much but i must admit, i'm ok with the appointment as i think he is more of a complete cricketer than Ponting.<br /><br />i know this is well after the fact, but in the odi v Englang where Clarke put Jono in to bat up the order it showed me that Clarke was less formulaic than Ponting and more capable of trying to create something by unorthodox means. how he captains a spinner will show how deep he thinks... i only hope that with his gammy back he doesn't get sucked into bowling himself!Cris Cochranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966824752959729517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-51692010115433626652011-03-31T15:51:18.392+11:002011-03-31T15:51:18.392+11:00Every time I've seen Clarke lead the side I th...Every time I've seen Clarke lead the side I think he's done very well. I agree with the appointment entirely. Granted there was precious other choices; Watson is a joke as vice captain in my opinion. You can't have childish allrounders as captains but there you go.<br />Indeed Aus may not have even reached the lowest ebb in test cricket but that is hardly Ponting's or Clarke's fault. I'm interested to see how a former captain still playing in the team goes; can't remember the last time that happened. I guess you could count the Hughes/Chappell era but that was Hughes making way for Chappell when Chappell felt like playing for his country.<br />I hope Ponting goes down to 5 and Kahawaja is a lock in at 3 for the next 2 years giving him a decent chance. Hussey could bat at 4 or 6 with Ferguson in the wings too. I'm more optimistic on the pace bowling fronts with a few goodies injured at the moment but my god we're stuffed in the spin department. I watched Doherty bowl in the shield final and it was far from being test standard I reckon. Did Krejza get any poles in the world cup? Are there any south africans not making the test team we can naturalise?leftriteoutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-80703709592934774262011-03-31T00:16:05.515+11:002011-03-31T00:16:05.515+11:00Good post Nospmas, from my perspective as a Pommie...Good post Nospmas, from my perspective as a Pommie not completely up to speed with these things, Clarke doesn't look like a good choice, but I can see the benefits from a media perspective and how that in the short term he will be good for Cricket Australia. Looks like your teams going to go through some pretty tough times in the next few years and none of it bodes well for the longer format of the game.Someblokecalleddavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325679141315591503noreply@blogger.com