he bowled 24 overs the game just gone by. Very interesting to look at Clarke and Whites batting average they are both very similar. Clarke's is 40.01 and White's 37.53 so White is probably further ahead than Clarke was 2 years ago in terms of developement. I think he can make it as a batsmen he just needs to continue making runs like he's doing at the moment and did in England.Matt79 said:
And the selectors and a whole lot of olds and bolds, and the Sydney media are infatuated with Clarke, whereas Hodge must have run over one of the selectors cats or something... <rant>Mister Wright said:
It was a freak dismissal really. It wasn't a ball he should have tried to hit necessarily, but he inside-edged it onto his leg and it bounced on to the stumps.dontcloseyoureyes said:
Yeah, his temprament has been his main problem that has held him back, but there's no particular reason he can't correct that. Certainly he's managed to reign it in when necessary a bit more in ODIs and has started making some bigger scores for NSW and so on. Both his hundreds last season were large ones, and even in the match against England the other day he made his 50 off 100 balls or so. One stupid dismissal (after already making 90+ runs, at that) hardly means he's a poor player.dontcloseyoureyes said:
A bit harsh...a bit impatient maybe but lacking heart? He's just young and and enthusiastic, it takes some longer to learn to 'build an innings' as they say. He's only played 22 tests and has done ok. I think if anything will motivate him to be more careful with his wicket it will be his recent omission, I think you will see a more patient Clarke if he plays.dontcloseyoureyes said:
That "egotistical strokeplay" is the same thing that got him the 90 runs in the first place. I agree that Clarke needs to get a better handle on when to attack and when to let things go a bit, but that's a problem many young batsmen have had, like say Martyn and Ponting, not to mention Steve Waugh. It doesn't mean he's got no heart, and there's no reason that he can't correct it and be a valuable member of the side, even immediately. He's only played three or four tests since the Ashes and his signs for NSW and so on are pretty good, so I really don't see how you can hold a single dismissal from last year against him.dontcloseyoureyes said:
In Smith's defence, during the Ashes, and before and immediately after the Ashes he was that type of player, who no matter what the situation was throwing the bat at anything outside offstump. It worked for a while until opposition planners figured him out. His average dropped from something like mid 50s to mid 30s in no time, and that is why he was rightfully dropped, while other people (this forum and ex-players) were saying he should stay, which was ridiculous.FaaipDeOiad said:
And his defence.FaaipDeOiad said:
