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You have a choice of Clarke, Haddin or Hussey. I think Hussey is a decent captain but his captaincy record both in a couple of tour games (when Ponting, Clarke and Haddin have rested) and in ODIs is pretty much nil. Haddin's mentality is too much towards gamesmanship and I would fear his answer to losing a Test match would be to beat them up in the bar afterward. Clarke is the only guy that can do it, he still deserves to be in the Test side and has been a pretty reasonable captain in the the other forms of the game. Therefore the right choice was made.I don't really like it either but who else can do it?
And please don't say Cameron White...
I don't really like it either but who else can do it?
And please don't say Cameron White...
I don't like Victorians either, but there is more to it than that. The point is White does not by any stretch of the imagination deserve to be in the First XI. He is not one of the best six batsmen (in ODIs, yes, Tests, no) and you could argue against his captaincy as well. I don't get to watch him play much but would it be possible that his captaincy is so good because he gets to play in the best domestic team in the country? Much the same as Ponting is statistically the best captain ever because he played in such a good team. I've never really seen White as a brilliant captain, but as I said, I haven't seen much of him on the field, only highlights of the games (which strangely enough don't show captain's tactics).You don't like White because he's Victorian. Perhaps we need to cast our minds beyond issues such as partisanship and think of just who would be the most suitable person in charge. Really, it has to be someone who is a capable captain ahead of which state they are from, or their perceived credentials as the next best candidate for a spot in the line-up.
I'd rather have someone you can have faith in as a leader, be it White, North or Katich than settle for whoever might be able to do the job out of a beaten & humbled line-up the selectors keep putting on the field.
Boris, Clarke is NOT the only guy who can do it: a) Too many don't think he can, b) There are others who could. His recored in ODI's might be "reasonable". In T20's he's been crap.
I don't know where you get that idea about Haddin. He wouldn't be my pick either, but you paint a pretty unfair picture of him in what you say. A brawler?!?
You have a choice of Clarke, Haddin or Hussey. I think Hussey is a decent captain but his captaincy record both in a couple of tour games (when Ponting, Clarke and Haddin have rested) and in ODIs is pretty much nil. Haddin's mentality is too much towards gamesmanship and I would fear his answer to losing a Test match would be to beat them up in the bar afterward. Clarke is the only guy that can do it, he still deserves to be in the Test side and has been a pretty reasonable captain in the the other forms of the game. Therefore the right choice was made.
Apart from that one edge Khawaja is looking very comfortable out there.