clarke to play ipl?

[peternorth]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket...f-heart-over-ipl/story-fn2mcu3x-1225942790703


wouldnt do him or the australian T20 side any harm. would gain more experience and may help him become a more complete T20 batsman.

question is, will any franchise select him?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Nobody would select him, his T20 batting isn't up to scratch and he would be a flight-risk IMO, doesn't seem 100% set on playing IPL 'full-time' so to speak.

 

[Heisenberg_]

He should be told to play or he will not be considered for the 20/20 side.

 

[pistonbroke23]

Nobody would select him, his T20 batting isn't up to scratch and he would be a flight-risk IMO, doesn't seem 100% set on playing IPL 'full-time' so to speak.

He wouldnt get a game for wagga , and should never play for aus. again.

 

[Selective Retention]

Surely missed the boat.

Would have gone for big $$$ when it launched like Ponting.

Now everyone knows he is crap and the IPL sides will be more disciplined throwing the cash around.

 

[whats_at_stake]

Surely missed the boat.

Would have gone for big $$$ when it launched like Ponting.

Now everyone knows he is crap and the IPL sides will be more disciplined throwing the cash around.

There were reports he wanted to nominate for the auction two years ago (when KP and the English players did) but said he wanted a base auction price of $1m which Modi apparently found very amusing. Hayden sort of confirmed it in his autobiography but not the financial amount.

The new contracts will require to home board to clear a player. So if CA says that Clarke is available for 3 weeks then he must play the three weeks injury aside. The whole picking and choosing will not be allowed. Additionally the home board will now receive 10% of the player's contract fee for releasing players.

 

[peternorth]

could be embarrassing if he didnt get picked

 

[western royboy]

could be embarrassing if he didnt get picked

Would you pick him? I wouldn't.

 

[Bucking Beads]

He will get picked if the Royals get back in the IPL. Good to see he wants to get better at the 20/20 version of the game. I can't help but remember watching him bat as a youngster and thinking surely he can find another gear.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

I dare say he'll be picked as a left arm bowler to try and get through some quick overs

Would be handy at 9 pushing singles late in the game to get the other batsman on strike

 

[Big John]

Surely the only people stupid enough to pick him in a 20/20 team are the aussie selectors.

 

[Dr Awkward]

lol would love to see what he gets offered. Not worth 2 cents.

 

[peternorth]

lol would love to see what he gets offered. Not worth 2 cents.

your username (minus the Dr) would sum up the exact moment clarke is offered bugger all

 

[jackster83]

I dare say he'll be picked as a left arm bowler to try and get through some quick overs

Would be handy at 9 pushing singles late in the game to get the other batsman on strike

Pretty much.

 

[whats_at_stake]

I dare say he'll be picked as a left arm bowler to try and get through some quick overs

Would be handy at 9 pushing singles late in the game to get the other batsman on strike

Any Indian domestic player could do that. Only 4 internationals can play per game and Clarke would not ever be in the top 4 of a squad. Could be reasonable depth cover but I would expect him to only get $100k or so a year if he was selected.

 

[Dr Awkward]

But he is such a good player of spin!?!!1!

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Any Indian domestic player could do that. Only 4 internationals can play per game and Clarke would not ever be in the top 4 of a squad. Could be reasonable depth cover but I would expect him to only get $100k or so a year if he was selected.

If he gets offered 100K he should grab it and go, as that is a massive over-price for him. His bowling is poo in this format and as for his batting...

 

[Piefan16]

He wouldnt get a game for wagga , and should never play for aus. again.

Couldn't agree more!

Cameron White should be captain of Australia's T20 side!
Clarke played for himself in the last ODI v India, a true team innings form White

 

[outabounds]

tonight is a perfect example. Now he wants to open and get us off to a crap start. When are the selectors going to show some balls and admit what everyone else knows- Clarke is not a 20/20 player.

 

[Fastback]

tonight is a perfect example. Now he wants to open and get us off to a crap start. When are the selectors going to show some balls and admit what everyone else knows- Clarke is not a 20/20 player.

He is a borderline ODI player too - rarely does anything special to give us an edge.
They should rotate the ODI captaincy for now and force Clarke to earn it,so far he hasn't.

 

[Bombers_Forever]

tonight is a perfect example. Now he wants to open and get us off to a crap start. When are the selectors going to show some balls and admit what everyone else knows- Clarke is not a 20/20 player.

Exactly. Same old story, so predictable too. White should be the 20/20 captain - at least he has actually captained a 20/20 side to victory and contributed at the same time.

But the selectors have no guts and will never drop thier captain.

 

[peternorth]

problem is where can clarke bat?

at least clarke has said the selectors have to drop him, he himself wont walk. of course he's not gonna walk (no one does), but he's a smart cookie. he knows selectors will never drop him

 

[King Elvis]

Surely the only people stupid enough to pick him in a 20/20 team are the aussie selectors.

So true.

He denied us any chance of winning last night.

To open with himself and waste the first 6 overs is incredibly selfish. It's not brave or selfless, he's purely trying to develop his T20 game and find a spot for himself, but he's doing it at the expense of the side.

He should have the courage to drop himself.

 

[western royboy]

problem is where can clarke bat?

at least clarke has said the selectors have to drop him, he himself wont walk. of course he's not gonna walk (no one does), but he's a smart cookie. he knows selectors will never drop him

There in lies the problem. Bring back Hohns I say, at least he had the nuts to tell blokes when it was time, ie. Healy, Waugh etc etc.

Ponting might play until he's 85 and let's face it who would walk away from the cash they get.

Clarke's T20 issue is that he does not hit the ball in the air on the legside. He should just acknowledge it and move on but the lure of the T20 $$$ means he can't / won't.

 

[Piefan16]

Way to stuff up the batting order Clarke, Watson never had a chance!!