Vaughan on Strauss/Dhoni

[flibbertyjibber]

Vaughan is probably right about Strauss being defensive but Strauss can turn round and say he has won 2 ashes series to Vaughan's 1.

As for Dhoni, i doubt he cares what an Englishman has to say about him. He has a world cup win which no England captain has.

This all comes from a big fan of Vaughan, seems to have got the Boycott chip on shoulder very quickly since retirement has young Michael.

 

[zaremba]

Let's face it, Vaughan's shown himself to be a bit of a prick since moving into the media.

 

[Howe_zat]

He's also started speaking about himself in the third person. So frankly, it's not just Bun, you're all suspect.

Best new member since Uppercut.

Is there any real need for such blatant self-congratulation?

(thank you)

 

[Cevno]

Don't think Vaughan comes accross as a prick at all in this instance, tbf to him.

Has he said/done something else in the recent past?

 

[zaremba]

Don't think Vaughan comes accross as a prick at all in this instance, tbf to him.

Has he said/done something else in the recent past?

He's been working on TMS and (I think) on Radio 5 for the last year or two. Came across immediately as a "twot" (as our transatlantic friends might say) and has done nothing since to dispel that impression.

 

[Howe_zat]

Michael Vaughan's paint thing

Michael Vaughan's paint thing update

 

[zaremba]

Jackson Bollocks.

 

[silentstriker]

Dhoni is certainly the most defensive captain in world cricket today.

 

[marc71178]

How likely is it that Bun is in fact Michael Vaughan?

Not very, I swear Vaughan said something worth listening to once.

 

[Burgey]

Are there any really aggresive captains in World Cricket currently? All have had their defensive moments,i would imagine.

Yes I think that's right.

Ironic this comes from Vaughan, who basically pioneered the regulation deep cover point in Test cricket.

 

[Burgey]

Jackson Bollocks.

Haha.

 

[Cruxdude]

Yup Dhoni is pretty defensive. Loved him though for that 7-2 field day against Australia. otal epic.

 

[Burgey]

Yup Dhoni is pretty defensive. Loved him though for that 7-2 field day against Australia. otal epic.

Pretty much sums up the difference between "aggressive" and "good" or "successful"

 

[Contra]

Yup Dhoni is pretty defensive. Loved him though for that 7-2 field day against Australia. otal epic.

8 -1 to be exact. But yeah was a total masterstroke. You could tell that he was just waiting for one of the two lefties to get out, as soon as Katich went he went straight into attacking.

 

[GotSpin]

This thread is embarrassing. Seriously, look up a dictionary Bun.

 

[TumTum]

In terms of field placings Dhoni is probably the most defensive, G.Smith is the worst at declarations though.

 

[Athlai]

Dhoni is the most aggressive captain in the world because he is captain of the world's best team.
Strauss is the second most aggressive because he is the captain of the second best team.

It's all so obvious now.

 

[_Ed_]

Shows how wrong we were to consider Fleming an aggressive captain.

 

[vcs]

Are there any really aggresive captains in World Cricket currently? All have had their defensive moments,i would imagine.

It seems what we armchair punters generally consider "aggressive" doesn't exactly work in reality.

 

[Spark]

Either that or it's a lot easier for us armchair punters to call for risk-taking than it is live, on the field, where it's you and your team's ass on the line if it doesn't work.

I'm not sure there are too many aggressive captains about, but there are a couple of fairly inventive ones.