Michael Clarke quits T20 Cricket

[ManWithNoName]

3AW just announced this. Any other verification?

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-generic-blog/michael-clarke-quits-twenty20/20110107-19i41.html

Michael Clarke has quit Twenty20 cricket, giving up the captaincy of Australia's shortest format side, in the aftermath of the Ashes humiliation.

Just as Ricky Ponting gave up Twenty20 after last year's Ashes loss to focus on his Test career, Clarke has followed due to his poor form in this series.

Clarke will now hold no full-time captaincy position, with Ponting expected to return from injury to lead the one-day and Tests teams.

 

[jefffff34]

 

[benny_cousins]

Thank **** for that. The selectors would have been too weak to drop him.

 

[Public Enemy No1]

His game is not suited to T20. Probably a blessing, can concentrate on real cricket

 

[beez]

 

[ROSEMVP]

Whitey is a captain of aus

THANK GOD

3 years overdue

 

[benny_cousins]

3AW just announced this. Any other verification?

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-generic-blog/michael-clarke-quits-twenty20/20110107-19i41.html

At last some good news

 

[John Dorian]

Hopefully now he puts all his focus on his test spot.

T20's despite being alright to watch every now and then, is a complete waste of time. Good to see that he has realised this and hopefully we will see improvement from him in the baggy green.

 

[The Master88]

great news

 

[Selective Retention]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket...heavy-ashes-loss/story-e6frf3gl-1225983542644

News Ltd wouldn't be happy Fairfax got the news before them if it is confirmed.

Good decision by Clarke.

 

[dumb]

perhaps not as stupid as he seems. modified his early game to only hit along the ground, now it counts him out of the 20/20.
i guess hussey is the man.

 

[Smoooothy]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/495742.html

 

[ManWithNoName]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/495742.html

Who do you think emailed it to them

 

[Tyberious Funk]

It's a good move. He's always struggled with the T20 format. But you could excuse that, on the grounds that he is "the future Australian captain". But if he can't hold his place in the Test team AND he is struggling in T20... then he is nothing.

Better to focus on one thing, and one thing alone.

 

[Bombers_Forever]

Although, he is jumping before being pushed.......

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Thank goodness. Clarke should've made this decision ages ago. He only bogs down the batting in the T20 middle order, and it means White can be the captain for the long term, as he should be.

 

[Bombertastic]

This is a good move. Test players shouldn't play T20 and T20 players shouldn't play test cricket. This is why White should never play TEST cricket again. Same thing with the bowlers.

 

[beez]

Clarke just confirmed it in an interview, and will do it formally at the press conference later in the day.

 

[Jolldo87]

Good stuff. Rubbish T20 player. Not a bad captain though but White's an extremely capable replacement.

 

[TP86]

One can only hope the selectors were competent enough to identify how poor his performances in T20 had been and simply negotiated for him to stand down.

If the selectors weren't pushing him out behind the scenes then they really are deluded.

 

[Bomber Bears]

Good to see, was only playing (IMO) to serve some sort of a captaincy apprentiship, now he is our captain he can get out of that shitty form of cricket and concentrate both on getting his back right and scoring runs in the most important form of the game.

Did a good job captaincy wise in Twenty 20, but should never have been in the side from a batting point of view.

 

[The OBSTacle]

Sensational.

This is now the first step in Cameron Whites ascendency to test captaincy.

 

[Bazzar]

Obvious strategy by Clarke to show the Board and Selectors he will be focusing solely on the Test and 50 over Captaincy.

 

[fairdinkum]

Wish I could say I care.

 

[lewigie]

This is the best thing to happen to australian cricket in months.