Clarke's Captaincy

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Michael Clarke is a poor captain in my opinion. He was made to look like a genius last summer by Mitchell Johnson. He lacks patience in the field and makes overly aggressive declarations.
 
I wish he got the chance to make a declaration in this series! We just don't have spinners good enough to do anything in the subcontinent nor batsmen who can play them well enough. I just wish they'd pick the best side - every time we go over there we pick a sub-Test spinner and/or an all-rounder who can't bat or bowl well enough.

I dunno about Clarke. Changing the bowling every 3 or 4 overs and having fielders stand in all sorts of unheard of positions looks awesome when you're all over the opposition. But when they're 3/400 it looks bloody stupid. I suppose that means it has little impact. "Innovative" doesn't make "great." Maybe the old saying of "Do what the opposition least want" would probably work better than "Do what the opposition least expect."
 

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Fat Tony! said:
Michael Clarke is a poor captain in my opinion. He was made to look like a genius last summer by Mitchell Johnson. He lacks patience in the field and makes overly aggressive declarations.
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He might lack patience in the field but I would rather have him than a captain like Dhoni or Cook who are passive and reactive allowing the game to be dictated to them. At least Clarke tries to make stuff happen, although he tries too hard at times.
 
Clarke is the best captain in the world, people have short memories.
 
Fat Tony! said:
Michael Clarke is a poor captain in my opinion. He was made to look like a genius last summer by Mitchell Johnson. He lacks patience in the field and makes overly aggressive declarations.
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How about you chastise the selectors as an aside. Clarke's captaincy is proven with the guys at his disposal, so you're in reaction mode. Guys like Siddle, Maxwell and Rogers have shown they are not up to standard when the wicket isn't to their favor...it's as obvious as dogs balls, yet they keep getting selected. Maxwell at #3 was bewildering, as he's nothing but hit and giggle material. Clarke can only use what he has available and we're seriously lacking a quality spinner on these kind of wickets, thus we'll always struggle until we stop playing players on potential rather than ability.
 
Fat Tony! said:
Michael Clarke is a poor captain in my opinion. He was made to look like a genius last summer by Mitchell Johnson. He lacks patience in the field and makes overly aggressive declarations.
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Harris and Johnson give any captain a good chance of success . I always thought Clarke was over-rated by many ,but I wouldnt go as far as calling him poor.
Prior to that previous Ashes ,clarke looked average in his captaincy moves as they toured India and England.
 
Son of God said:
How about you chastise the selectors as an aside. Clarke's captaincy is proven with the guys at his disposal, so you're in reaction mode. Guys like Siddle, Maxwell and Rogers have shown they are not up to standard when the wicket isn't to their favor...it's as obvious as dogs balls, yet they keep getting selected. Maxwell at #3 was bewildering, as he's nothing but hit and giggle material. Clarke can only use what he has available and we're seriously lacking a quality spinner on these kind of wickets, thus we'll always struggle until we stop playing players on potential rather than ability.
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So why do the selectors keep falling for this in the subcontinent? Picking non-sensical sides. If you wanted a #3 would Phil Hughes be a better bet? If they wanted Maxwell's bowling though, why did he end up wicket keeping in the second innings that got out of control and he contributed 0-0-0-0 with the ball? Clarke was left on a hiding to nothing here.

I agree with the comments re preferring a proactive captain than one who does nothing hoping something will miraculously change (Cook, Dhoni). But having said that I think he tries too hard to look inventive. Most wickets fall in conventional ways regardless of the situation of the game.

Whatever the case, Australia did not get pantsed in this series because of Clarke's captaincy. The quality of the opposition's strategy and play added to Australia's utter void in patient, sensible batting, quality spin bowling and logical selection all take their place ahead of Clarke's captaincy. For that matter Clarke's own lack of batting form probably hurt more than his captaincy.
 
Marstermind said:
So why do the selectors keep falling for this in the subcontinent? Picking non-sensical sides. If you wanted a #3 would Phil Hughes be a better bet? If they wanted Maxwell's bowling though, why did he end up wicket keeping in the second innings that got out of control and he contributed 0-0-0-0 with the ball? Clarke was left on a hiding to nothing here.

I agree with the comments re preferring a proactive captain than one who does nothing hoping something will miraculously change (Cook, Dhoni). But having said that I think he tries too hard to look inventive. Most wickets fall in conventional ways regardless of the situation of the game.

Whatever the case, Australia did not get pantsed in this series because of Clarke's captaincy. The quality of the opposition's strategy and play added to Australia's utter void in patient, sensible batting, quality spin bowling and logical selection all take their place ahead of Clarke's captaincy. For that matter Clarke's own lack of batting form probably hurt more than his captaincy.
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They simply don't have the cattle. Blame the selectors, not Clarke. It was almost as though match fixing was in place, especially when they selected Maxwell.

What's next? Cameron White...god help us.
 
Harsh everyone goes through slumps you just crushed us 5-0 it happens and dont forgot that pitch is farked i actually feel for clarke just having a bad run.
 

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Fat Tony! said:
Michael Clarke is a poor captain in my opinion. He was made to look like a genius last summer by Mitchell Johnson. He lacks patience in the field and makes overly aggressive declarations.
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He's way, way too aggressive on them declarations. We've lost....umm....ummmm.... SOOOO many games because of these declarations :drunk:
 
Pogba said:
Clarke is the best captain in the world, people have short memories.
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Well he has lost four series in a relatively short space of time. When Johnson is up and running he can do no wrong. At least he does tries things but makes as many mistakes as alleged masterstrokes.
 
Good strategic captain but isn't a leader of men.

Falls apart in clutch situations, never carries his bat in second innings when fighting for a draw. Whats his average in our most recent series loss's? Bet its deplorable
 
Xsess said:
Good strategic captain but isn't a leader of men.

Falls apart in clutch situations, never carries his bat in second innings when fighting for a draw. Whats his average in our most recent series loss's? Bet its deplorable
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You would be wrong. You clearly don't follow the game very closely.
 
Xsess said:
Good strategic captain but isn't a leader of men.

Falls apart in clutch situations, never carries his bat in second innings when fighting for a draw. Whats his average in our most recent series loss's? Bet its deplorable
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He made runs in the Indian 4-0
He didn't set the world on fire over in England, but he made a few scores IIRC.

This series he obviously underperformed, but he is coming off injury with next to no form.
 

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