Michael Clarke retiring from ODI Cricket

ManWithNoName · Mar 28, 2015

Just said tomorrow will be his last ODI. Right time IMO. Good on him, he's had a great career and will now be able to focus on Tests. Steve Smith a lock for captain?

Crawb · Mar 28, 2015

Yep, right time for him to go in ODIs. Focus on Test Cricket from here.

footyfan1978 · Mar 28, 2015

ManWithNoName said:
Just said tomorrow will be his last ODI. Right time IMO. Good on him, he's had a great career and will now be able to focus on Tests. Steve Smith a lock for captain?

Don't really care about next captain now. Just want this one to go out with a World Cup and worry about the future after it.
Well done Clarkey!!!

ManWithNoName · Mar 28, 2015

I knew it was bad, but wow.

lewigie · Mar 28, 2015

Retires from ODI cricket after leading us to a win in the world cup final, retires from test cricket after leading us to a winning Ashes series in England :thumbsu:

Sweet Jesus · Mar 28, 2015

Clearly the right move.

Will be interesting to see how the ODI side is reconstituted after the World Cup.

I think our next ODI fixture is six months down the track? After the Ashes?

You could, theoretically, build a ODI XI out of the current squad to go through all the way to the next World Cup. Apart from a new keeper and probably one more batsman. The current openers and Smith are all young enough, along with three all-rounders somewhere in the middle, and then the emerging pacemen.

Finch
Warner
Smith
TBD
Maxwell
Marsh
Faulkner
Wade
Pattinson/Cummins
Starc
Hazlewood

Ron · Mar 28, 2015

lewigie said:
Retires from ODI cricket after leading us to a win in the world cup final, retires from test cricket after leading us to a winning Ashes series in England

Unless he is injured i doubt he will retire from test cricket in 6 months time.

This is easily the right move, hopefully Watto retires as well. The ODI game has moved past them both.

The King! · Mar 28, 2015

Surprised he isnt getting flack for announcing it pre final and not after

Bomberboyokay · Mar 28, 2015

Surprise to absolutely no one.

JUBJUB · Mar 28, 2015

No suprise.Will Haddin do the same ?

The_Reaper · Mar 28, 2015

JUBJUB said:
No suprise.Will Haddin do the same ?

One would think so.

Johnson and Watson will probably hang on.

Father Jack · Mar 28, 2015

Be good for Smith to get a few months/years of captaincy experience before taking over the number one job in Australia.

happy punter · Mar 28, 2015

Right decision but question the timing of the announcement. Couldn't he have waited after the final?

Bomberboyokay · Mar 28, 2015

Sweet Jesus said:
I think our next ODI fixture is six months down the track? After the Ashes?

August 27th vs Ireland, September 3rd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 13th vs England.

Sir Swans said:
Surprised he isnt getting flack for announcing it pre final and not after

happy punter said:
Right decision but question the timing of the announcement. Couldn't he have waited after the final?

Doesn't look like a quitter if we lose and adds team motivation (not that they need more).

The Falcon Strike · Mar 28, 2015

Right call - won't be around for the next WC, the rigours of throwing yourself around in the field (something you do less of at 2nd slip in tests)

Next step is to find a No 4 - someone who can recover an innings from early wickets, or accelerate scoring if required.

Bailey isn't making enough runs - god i hope they don't bat watson at 4....

Looking at some run scorers - perhaps Burns might get a gig

Tulip · Mar 28, 2015

happy punter said:
Right decision but question the timing of the announcement. Couldn't he have waited after the final?

This question wouldn't be asked of anyone but Clarke IMO.

MisterMarcus · Mar 28, 2015

The story on Foxsports is Clarke's retirement "bombshell"!!

Yeah, real bombshell. Gosh, I'm sure nobody on the planet saw this one coming.....

Be interesting to see who follows him, or who is made to follow him.

Moonwatcher · Mar 28, 2015

Hmm so it is still possible he will play ODIs for another nation.

peternorth · Mar 28, 2015

Michael Clarke should have waited until well after the World Cup final had been played before he announced his retirement from one-day international cricket, says Kevin Hillier.

He believes that the 33-year-old revealing that his 245th ODI match on Sunday against New Zealand would be his last was selfish and unnecessary.

“I think it’s a good move but if I can be honest I think he should have left it and announced it after tomorrow’s game,” said Hillier on SEN radio.

“There is no need to make it about him now, let’s make it about the team and winning the game then make your announcement after that.

“It’s got to be about the team and not the individual at this stage of the game.”

After debuting against England in Adelaide in 2003 the current one-day captain has made 7,907 runs at 44.42 and taken 57 wickets.

"I think it's the right time for me and the Australian team," he told reporters on Saturday.

"I made the decision 48 hours ago when I asked myself if I thought I would be playing in the next World Cup and I said to myself that I don't think I will be."

Clarke made it clear that he believed in-form batsmen and recent interim Test skipper Steve Smith would assume the position after he departed instead of George Bailey.

"Smithy has certainly matured as a player and a person," Clarke said.

"His form is because of his hard work and I am not surprised that he is scoring as many runs as he is because he's training extremely hard and he's worked hard on his game.

"Smithy is certainly someone who will be spoken about."

ManWithNoName · Mar 28, 2015

Who's Kevin Hillier and why would anyone care what he thinks about anything?

Bumpswithagrin · Mar 28, 2015

Not surprised. The only surprise is some in the media calling it a 'shock announcement'

JUBJUB · Mar 28, 2015

Bomberboyokay said:
Surprise to absolutely no one.

well except the nuffnuffs at the Murdoch rag

AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke has dropped a bombshell by announcing he’s stepping down from one-day international cricket after Sunday’s World Cup final against New Zealand in a bid to prolong his Test career.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-world-cup-final/story-fnq1ugvn-1227282335324

JUBJUB · Mar 28, 2015

ManWithNoName said:
Who's Kevin Hillier and why would anyone care what he thinks about anything?

Kevin Hillier was a DJ on 3XY/MMM & Gold FM for years.Think he pops up as a fill in on SEN these days.
Ah here we go,he's also media manager of the Werribee Football Club

http://www.werribeefc.com.au/about/tigers-staff/item/224-kevin-hillier

Bumpswithagrin · Mar 28, 2015

JUBJUB said:
well except the nuffnuffs at the Murdoch rag

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-world-cup-final/story-fnq1ugvn-1227282335324

And the nuff nuffs at the ABC where it was described as a shock announcement.

Bumpswithagrin · Mar 28, 2015

Why is Kevin Hillier even being mentioned?

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