Team DJ
Norm Smith Medallist
Everywhere i read lately members of the public bag Clarke every chance they get. I dont understand it.
Without the stats in front of me he has been our best batsmen since taking over as captain and probably for the last calendar year.
He made the call that needed to be made by dropping a guy who was in his mid 30s and not really setting the world on fire in Katich, and frankly Ponting and Hussey were lucky to survive. You cant carry 3 guys like we are currently in your top 7 that are underperforming at that age let alone 4 if Katich was still hanging around.
My only guess as to why he is bagged is because hes the poster boy and has been groomed for the job for so long, the old tall poppy syndrome.
Please shed some light as to why this is the case, because i think that so far he has made all of the right calls and seems to be much more of an attacking captain the Ricky ever was.
Without the stats in front of me he has been our best batsmen since taking over as captain and probably for the last calendar year.
He made the call that needed to be made by dropping a guy who was in his mid 30s and not really setting the world on fire in Katich, and frankly Ponting and Hussey were lucky to survive. You cant carry 3 guys like we are currently in your top 7 that are underperforming at that age let alone 4 if Katich was still hanging around.
My only guess as to why he is bagged is because hes the poster boy and has been groomed for the job for so long, the old tall poppy syndrome.
Please shed some light as to why this is the case, because i think that so far he has made all of the right calls and seems to be much more of an attacking captain the Ricky ever was.