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- Oct 13, 2017
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I am hearing that people want Steve Smith as captain again. That would be a disaster, and rewarding him, when he has shown that he can't be trusted as captain to make right moral decisions.
I discussed this with my brother, and he said that there is no-one else in the side who can do it.
I have also heard the argument that Tim Paine isn't a good captain, because he doesn't make enough runs.
But if it is about a captain making runs, then that rules out all the bowlers. Why?
Why are our captains always batsmen? Why couldn't our new captain be a bowler, for example, Pat Cummins?
Are people afraid that a bowling captain would bowl himself all the time? That's not showing much faith.
Bowlers can be successful captains. Imran Khan was a great captain for Pakistan, and a great bowler. I don't think anyone questioned his captaincy.
So, before we go back to a captain who turns a blind eye to cheating, we should take the blinkers off and see if any of the bowlers have leadership qualities. Maybe the mindset of the Australian public needs to change as who can and can't be a good captain. All that is required is to be a leader of men, and set the standard, something Steve Smith failed at when he allowed Sandpapergate.
I discussed this with my brother, and he said that there is no-one else in the side who can do it.
I have also heard the argument that Tim Paine isn't a good captain, because he doesn't make enough runs.
But if it is about a captain making runs, then that rules out all the bowlers. Why?
Why are our captains always batsmen? Why couldn't our new captain be a bowler, for example, Pat Cummins?
Are people afraid that a bowling captain would bowl himself all the time? That's not showing much faith.
Bowlers can be successful captains. Imran Khan was a great captain for Pakistan, and a great bowler. I don't think anyone questioned his captaincy.
So, before we go back to a captain who turns a blind eye to cheating, we should take the blinkers off and see if any of the bowlers have leadership qualities. Maybe the mindset of the Australian public needs to change as who can and can't be a good captain. All that is required is to be a leader of men, and set the standard, something Steve Smith failed at when he allowed Sandpapergate.