CAMERON WHITE CAPTAINCY REPORT
On the 7th of January 2011 Michael Clarke answered the prayers of many and finally quit as captain of the Australian T20 team. Clarke had never put up the performances to deserve selection in T20 and for many his continued selection was an insult to the fine institution of T20 cricket. Quitting and allowing a new captain meant Australia's bid to win the 2012 T20 World Cup, The Final Frontier as it has been dubbed, would be much improved. Michael Clarke's replacement was obvious, and on the same day Cameron White was named as the new captain. A Victorian with strong leadership abilities Cameron White was also noted for his strong hitting which led to him becoming one of the finest T20 players in the world. However, as the following statistics show, White has done nothing to disprove the theory that becoming T20 captain of Australia means becoming **** at T20 cricket.
In the 16 T20 matches Cameron White has played in since the 7th Jan he averages a mere 18.1 with a top score of 43. Amazingly enough this top score of 43 happened on the 8th Jan, after being named T20 captain of Australia, but before actually making his debut as T20 captain, on the 12th Jan. During this time White has often struggled to hit the big shots he was once famed for and has often batted below a Strike rate of 100%, seen as below par. This was in particular on show at the 2011 IPL, where the world's finest come to display their talent. Frankly, Cameron White performed so poorly there that the reputation of Australia was harmed.
As noted above, becoming T20 captain and turning to **** is not a new thing. Ricky Ponting was usually poor at T20 and no-one cried when he quit, and when Michael Clarke was batting opposition teams often remarkably attempted to keep him in, instead of dismissing him. However in what must be a worry to all, Cameron White's performances in the two other, poorer, forms of cricket have also declined. Since the 7th of Jan in List A cricket White averages 21.75, with a high score 45. Many of those matches were played for Australia, where along with Jason Krejza and Shaun Tait he accepted money from Indian bookmakers to help lose the 2011 WC QF. In those 14 ODI's for Aus he averaged 21.80. White has since been dropped from the Australian OD team. Due to his duties as Australian T20 captain White has only played 3 FC matches since taking the job, but he averages 26.25 in them, a notable improvement on his List A record. His high score in those 6 innings is 36 and according to those we have interviewed, if he was not captain of Victoria he would have probably been dropped by now.
As you the reader know, Cricket Australia commissioned this report to help decide whether Cameron White should keep his job as T20 captain despite his poor form. As we have researched and conducted interviews it has become become abundantly clear that there is a curse on the position of T20 captain of Australia, and with each new appointee the curse seems to become stronger, and spread further throughout the appointee's life. Not only did Michael Clarke perform poorly as a player, he of course suffered relationship troubles during his tenure as captain. Meanwhile Ricky Ponting informed us during his interview that he encountered problems with his golf swing during his time as captain. With this in mind it is therefore is our recommendation that Cameron White indeed keep his job as T20 captain. It is worth remembering Cameron White was never really that good anyway, and it's better he suffers poor form and serious health problems than say Shane Watson.
