Ponting speaks up for Clarke
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May 19, 2010, Wednesday
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AUSTRALIA test skipper Ricky Ponting has praised Michael Clarke's Twenty20 captaincy despite the player's own assessment that his position in the team was in doubt after poor form with the bat in the Caribbean.
Clarke led Australia to the final at the World Cup, but finished the tournament with a high score of 27 and the lowest average of Australia's specialist batsmen.
"He's had a bit of exposure now, a few one-day games that I haven't been a part of and obviously a lot of the Twenty20 games in the last 12 or 18 months that he's stepped in and captained he's done a terrific job," Ponting, who retired from the shorter format last year in a bid to prolong his career, told reporters.
"Every time that I've seen Michael in a leadership role he's done exceptionally well. So, really good signs there for the future of Australian cricket going forward."
Clarke is regarded as Ponting's successor in one-day internationals and test cricket, and told reporters that he expected selectors to "have a look" at his captaincy and place in the team after Australia's loss to archrival England.
Ponting will lead Australia when it attempts to wrest back the Ashes from England at home at the end of the year and is hoping the team can arrange test matches against India before that series to get more practice in the longer format.
Top-ranked India had suggested sacrificing some one-day internationals in favor of tests as part of a mooted tour in October.
Australia has reacted positively to the offer, knowing it only has two tests arranged against Pakistan in July before its five-test series against England kick off in November.
"It looks like that tour of India now might be broken up into a few one-dayers and a couple of test matches," Ponting said.
Clarke led Australia to the final at the World Cup, but finished the tournament with a high score of 27 and the lowest average of Australia's specialist batsmen.
"He's had a bit of exposure now, a few one-day games that I haven't been a part of and obviously a lot of the Twenty20 games in the last 12 or 18 months that he's stepped in and captained he's done a terrific job," Ponting, who retired from the shorter format last year in a bid to prolong his career, told reporters.
"Every time that I've seen Michael in a leadership role he's done exceptionally well. So, really good signs there for the future of Australian cricket going forward."
Clarke is regarded as Ponting's successor in one-day internationals and test cricket, and told reporters that he expected selectors to "have a look" at his captaincy and place in the team after Australia's loss to archrival England.
Ponting will lead Australia when it attempts to wrest back the Ashes from England at home at the end of the year and is hoping the team can arrange test matches against India before that series to get more practice in the longer format.
Top-ranked India had suggested sacrificing some one-day internationals in favor of tests as part of a mooted tour in October.
Australia has reacted positively to the offer, knowing it only has two tests arranged against Pakistan in July before its five-test series against England kick off in November.
"It looks like that tour of India now might be broken up into a few one-dayers and a couple of test matches," Ponting said.
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