The Michael Clarke appreciation thread

[Jayzamann]

Cunningly keeps it hidden. These wily Aussies...

Especially falling to spin bowling yesterday. Keeping us on our toes.

 

[Streetwise]

Clarkes career T20I stats are not much different to Dhonis T20I stats.

 

[Cruxdude]

Ya Dhoni before this years IPL was pretty bad at T20. Seems to have got back his shots though.

 

[Bobisback]

Clarkes career T20I stats are not much different to Dhonis T20I stats.

gtfo.

 

[Streetwise]

gtfo.

fowta

 

[Jono]

Clarkes career T20I stats are not much different to Dhonis T20I stats.

Name me a match Dhoni cost India with the bat by going slow.

 

[pasag]

Name me a match Dhoni cost India with the bat by going slow.

There certainly was a phase where he was playing pretty poorly and not hitting out, I imagine because he thought he should be playing with more responsibility as captain, sacrificing the thing that made him so good in the first place (also maybe fatigue). Pretty sure he's over it now.

 

[Streetwise]

Name me a match Dhoni cost India with the bat by going slow.

Melb Jan 08,
Dhoni 9 off 30 cost India the match against Aus.


Lords June 09
Dhoni 11 of 24 cost India the match against WI

 

[Nate]

Melb Jan 08,
Dhoni 9 off 30 cost India the match against Aus.


Lords June 09
Dhoni 11 of 24 cost India the match against WI

Haha, you're a joke.

India were 32/5 when Dhoni came in. And his 9 was the equal second-highest score.

And I don't remember that Ind/WI game very well, but it wouldn't surprise me if top-order wickets fell then also. I do remember Zaheer/Sharma bowling pus though, a much more likely source of costing India the game.

 

[honestbharani]

Haha, you're a joke.

India were 32/5 when Dhoni came in. And his 9 was the equal second-highest score.

And I don't remember that Ind/WI game very well, but it wouldn't surprise me if top-order wickets fell then also. I do remember Zaheer/Sharma bowling pus though, a much more likely source of costing India the game.

but those are facts, Nnanden.. why bother bringing them up?

 

[Streetwise]

India were 32/5 when Dhoni came in. And his 9 was the equal second-highest score.

And I don't remember that Ind/WI game very well, but it wouldn't surprise me if top-order wickets fell then also. I do remember Zaheer/Sharma bowling pus though, a much more likely source of costing India the game.

Yeah I've heard all these excuses before, last time it was the umpires.

 

[Jono]

Hahahahahha you are such a **** poster. You've come back even ****ter than prior to your absence.

To claim that Dhoni knock at the MCG cos them the game is a disgrace. India were just awful in that match, and they were in a dire situation when Dhoni walked out.

And nobody said anything about the umpires so stop talking rubbish.

Fact: Dhoni's international T20 record isn't great. No denying that.

Fact: Dhoni is 50 times the T20 batsman than Michael Clarke.

I hope you enjoy Michael Clarke's next innings though Streetwise.

 

[Nate]

but those are facts, Nnanden.. why bother bringing them up?

Haha, sorryyyyyyyy

 

[andyc]

Cut the personal insults, guys.

 

[Streetwise]

Fact: Dhoni is 50 times the T20 batsman than Michael Clarke.

I havent been watching the T20I's, and will miss the rest due to travelling. I'm dreadully sorry old boys for mentiong a little known trivial fact that Clarke and Dhoni have similar records.

 

[Bobisback]

Streetwise = Michael Clarke. Is the only rational explanation.

 

[benchmark00]

Jono, as poor as Streetwise's posting is, and tbf, it is poor... to say that 'Fact: Dhoni is 50 times the T20 batsman than Michael Clarke' is pretty much on par for poorness.

Clarke, imo, still has a role to play in t20. There's still a place for classical stroke play, so to speak, in t20, not just the slap and hope players.

At the moment, I don't think coming in at number three when the team has got off to a flying start is his best position, but who would you rather have in the Australian line up (from and Australian point of view) to be batting when they're 4/20 on a poor West Indian pitch trying to get the team to 120? I know I'd feel safer with Clarke there than almost anyone else.

He should be playing a floating role and play it by ear I think.

 

[Spark]

Jono, as poor as Streetwise's posting is, and tbf, it is poor... to say that 'Fact: Dhoni is 50 times the T20 batsman than Michael Clarke' is pretty much on par for poorness.

Clarke, imo, still has a role to play in t20. There's still a place for classical stroke play, so to speak, in t20, not just the slap and hope players.

At the moment, I don't think coming in at number three when the team has got off to a flying start is his best position, but who would you rather have in the Australian line up (from and Australian point of view) to be batting when they're 4/20 on a poor West Indian pitch trying to get the team to 120? I know I'd feel safer with Clarke there than almost anyone else.

He should be playing a floating role and play it by ear I think.

Definitely.

 

[Bobisback]

Jono, as poor as Streetwise's posting is, and tbf, it is poor... to say that 'Fact: Dhoni is 50 times the T20 batsman than Michael Clarke' is pretty much on par for poorness.

Clarke, imo, still has a role to play in t20. There's still a place for classical stroke play, so to speak, in t20, not just the slap and hope players.

At the moment, I don't think coming in at number three when the team has got off to a flying start is his best position, but who would you rather have in the Australian line up (from and Australian point of view) to be batting when they're 4/20 on a poor West Indian pitch trying to get the team to 120? I know I'd feel safer with Clarke there than almost anyone else.

He should be playing a floating role and play it by ear I think.

Could this post be the final straw on the camels back? Can only see Clarke being dropped after Murphy's sign of approval.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Jono, as poor as Streetwise's posting is, and tbf, it is poor... to say that 'Fact: Dhoni is 50 times the T20 batsman than Michael Clarke' is pretty much on par for poorness.

Clarke, imo, still has a role to play in t20. There's still a place for classical stroke play, so to speak, in t20, not just the slap and hope players.

At the moment, I don't think coming in at number three when the team has got off to a flying start is his best position, but who would you rather have in the Australian line up (from and Australian point of view) to be batting when they're 4/20 on a poor West Indian pitch trying to get the team to 120? I know I'd feel safer with Clarke there than almost anyone else.

He should be playing a floating role and play it by ear I think.

Michael Hussey would probably be my choice, TBH.