Clarke quits as T20 captain

[vic_orthdox]

True also.

 

[TumTum]

Finally.

 

[archie mac]

I still think we should have a different section on CW for 20/20 threads, lets face it. Its not cricket but a slog fester on the great game

 

[Spark]

Good point. For one of the cleanest strikers of a cricket ball, Haddin is quite poor in the format. He does get shuffled around the batting order repeatedly; he has never batted in the same position for more than 3 innings straight. Hard to understand your role I can imagine if moving so much.

He's a clean striker but he basically has two hitting zones - point and straight. Like Clarke (point and cover) it's more important to have many hitting zones than to just be an out-and-out striker of the ball.

 

[Noble One]

He's a clean striker but he basically has two hitting zones - point and straight. Like Clarke (point and cover) it's more important to have many hitting zones than to just be an out-and-out striker of the ball.

What about Warner? Nearly every six goes over cow-corner.

Your point is correct though. Haddin suffers from the same problems as Clarke. Builds pressure on himself through hitting the fielder too often that leads to a rash shot.

 

[Spark]

Well to be fair it doesn't really matter where your hitting zones are wrt fielders when you hit sixes. Warner has multiple hitting zones though, can hit through cover, point, straight, though obviously midwicket and square leg are his purple zones.

 

[vic_orthdox]

What about Warner? Nearly every six goes over cow-corner.

Your point is correct though. Haddin suffers from the same problems as Clarke. Builds pressure on himself through hitting the fielder too often that leads to a rash shot.

Warner feeds on width, to be fair - it's his zone in longer forms of cricket. He ends up playing a lot of shots towards cow corner because teams try to cramp him up for room.

 

[archie mac]

Warner feeds on width, to be fair - it's his zone in longer forms of cricket. He ends up playing a lot of shots towards cow corner because teams try to cramp him up for room.

Is Warner's nick name 'Plum'?

 

[Noble One]

Warner feeds on width, to be fair - it's his zone in longer forms of cricket. He ends up playing a lot of shots towards cow corner because teams try to cramp him up for room.

I have never watched Warner bat for any game longer than 50 overs. Is his cow corner hit a shot he still plays in the longer formats?

 

[benchmark00]

Is Warner's nick name 'Plum'?

Humorous.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I have never watched Warner bat for any game longer than 50 overs. Is his cow corner hit a shot he still plays in the longer formats?

No, not really from what I've seen. Maybe once he really gets going and thinks that he can do what he wants, but not in general.

He generally plays very well square of the wicket on both sides, hits the ball really cleanly without moving his feet a huge amount - just has amazing hands. Doesn't play much down the ground.

 

[benchmark00]

Warner is actually a very technically sound batsman, minus his footwork failings. As Macca says, he has amazing hands and can somehow feel for the ball and middle it. He has huge issues with his lack of back foot movement (not unlike Hughes actually) which needs to be ironed out.

 

[Top_Cat]

Bring back Deano.

 

[Jono]

See ya later Clarkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey

 

[andyc]

Stoked. As others have said, ridiculous that the bloke managed to play so many games in the first place, yet alone captain the side when they had White there.

 

[GotSpin]

Such a saviour for our test woes is Clarkey

 

[TT Boy]

Tim Paine as deputy?

 

[Spark]

Tim Paine as deputy?

Not the worst choice tbh. He's actually got quite a good T20 record - hit 70 off about 50 the other day and wasn't timing them at all.

 

[Jono]

Choosing Tim Paine as T20 is just Michael Clarke all over again.

Not that he can't play T20 (because Paine can), but they're setting Paine up to be a captain in 5-7 years time.

 

[TT Boy]

Only going from what I've seen of Paine in ODIs but he struggles to get the ball of the square. S/R would make Simon Katich proud. Just looking at domestic 20/20 record and its surprisingly good.