...and the captain who was ordered to cool his heels against his wish...is now been sent sos call to arrest the slump of sinking ship...
goes to show that its not only their team who has lost its nuts...and what it tells of CA's confidence in its players and captain-in-waiting clarke the pup...?
we don't think that you are capable of winning from team the defeat against which looked so 'unthinkable'...
i have been saying this that when you are winning even tom, dick and harry can talk at length about system in place...blah blah...its what you do under pressure you get judged with...
CA is acting in a manner that not only sending panic signal to its own players but to the team they are playing against...
now if, say even punter's presence fails to register series win...
what they will do? call...
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so malik was finally relieved from captaincy after disastrous home series…
i think, it's time CA too follow the suite and save ponting the batsman they have… the last link of that golden era which seems like a mirage the way ozies are performing under him for quite a while now…
wins are coming like the losses used to happen to them...
he has led oz to first home test series loss after 17 years…before surrendering border-gavaskar trophy meekly to india…
under him oz has not won major odi tournament at home for more than couple of seasons…add to it the serious thrashing they are getting from proteas…
and more importantly he has led oz to more controversies than all other oz captains put together i can think of…
you name it and he has it in his resume…
i do feel ponting has already exceeded his use by date as captain…
he is captaining australia for around 6-7 years now and the staleness in his leadership is getting blatantly exposed with each match...no wonder australia too seems to have embraced his staleness...looking more like a insipid bunch of players rather than a team…
it’s high time he is relieved from his job at the time when oz are looking to rebuild their team…it will only be more appropriate if they build it with new captain who will come with fresh ideas and vision for the team…
this brings me to michael clarke...
michael clark has been groomed for the next captain of australia…they have put so much in terms of future investment on him...and as if working on cue…seems to be finding his groove just at the right time…with his performances as well as demeanor on field…
this is just about the perfect time he is handed over the captaincy of oz team when scoring good...is high on confidence…and when his place in all forms of game is indisputable…
although it won't change the oz fortune in jiffy...but one change that will be evident from day one is that we all will be spared of ponting's mid-pitch conferences after every delivery where he apparently discusses his fluctuating stock values in this time of meltdown...
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