new era~

ricky ponting has stood down from captaincy...

and today, cricket australia has announced Michael Clarke as the new captain, and Shane Watson as the new vice captain.....

many polls from different media sources have shown that people are opposed to clarke taking over the reins.... and instead there is a strong backing for shane watson and even mike hussey to be the new australian captain.....

i think mike hussey can be dismissed pretty easily in this case.... firstly, several months ago, before the ashes, we had the situation with marcus north.... people wanted him out of the team... then he made a few centuries, then everyone said he could be the new captain.....

then mike hussey was under pressure.... he should be out of the team.... then he was our best performer in the ashes series.... and he's the new hero..... then the selectors wouldnt do him a favour and choose him for the world cup squad.... then they fly him to the world cup to join the team later on..... now he's a candidate for the captaincy....

if anything, i start to wonder why brad haddin hasnt had more backing to be a captain.... it seems the wicket keeper would have the best perspective of the game, yet haddin... and gilchrist have always been overlooked.... being vice to several captains instead....

im quite critical of clarke being captain as well.... not that he's bad at the job... but purely based on the fact that he's an out of form cricketer, and if he's captain, he wont be dropped from the team.... i think like all players, they should be picked on form.... and clarke's form doesnt put him in our best 11 at the moment....

yes, he has made a few high scores lately... but put that with the other <10-run innings in between... there are plenty of talented batsmen in australia..... like mitchell johnson.... like mike hussey.... like marcus north... like ALL the spinners..... clarke needs to be dropped from the team, play some state cricket and find form again.....

now... it will never happen....

so just like that random guy at the media conference told him.... he should start putting his eyes over the ball and practice practice practice!!!