Is Clarke Australia's greatest tactical captain ever?

[Son Of Coco]

Beating an England team already stuggling for success isn't very impressive imo. Commendable, but I'm with those who rather wait and see how he does particularly in RSA and 'other' away series. As mentioned b4 it was not too long ago that Oz were mauled in India and beaten in Eng (admittedly the series was closer th 3-0)

So if Clarke captains well in SA but Australia lose is he a good captain or a bad captain?


And Stephen Fleming - I'm assuming he's a bad captain because NZ lost a lot of tests under his captaincy.

 

[Spark]

So let's see, Tubby who wrestled back world cricket supremacy from WI and maintaining it vs superior oppostion is overrated but Clarke who wins one series vs an English team who shouldve lost to NZ isn't? Wow!!!

I'm not sure if you've noticed but Clarke has actually been captain for longer than a year.

 

[Slifer]

So if Clarke captains well in SA but Australia lose is he a good captain or a bad captain?


And Stephen Fleming - I'm assuming he's a bad captain because NZ lost a lot of tests under his captaincy.

I never said that Clarke is a bad captain, I just took exception (maybe overreacted a tad) to him being compared to tubby and even some1 hinting at tubby being overrated. With the resources at his disposal, I would say that Clarke is doin a good job but I would like to see him captaining over a similar length of time as those b4 him b4 rendering comparisons.

 

[smash84]

Tubby was a fine tactician, but it helped him, and Waugh for that matter, to have all bases covered with his attack.

Of course it mattered just like a decent fast bowling attack is helping Clarke now.

I can't think of any other captain over the years whose field changes have been so spot on over the years as Taylor. His reading of the game and batsmen was pretty awesome. The fact that he had a very good bowling attack at his disposal doesn't take away from his tactics. To me it always seemed that whenever he would change the field a wicket would ensue.

 

[Spikey]

leave tubby alone

 

[OverratedSanity]

From memory Punter and Huss did **** all that series too, so it's not like the team was that much better than it is now.

Made a very important 50 in the 4th innings chase at Joburg

 

[Spark]

See Cribb, it's not just me who remembers every detail of that match

 

[Prince EWS]

See Cribb, it's not just me who remembers every detail of that match

It is just you who has found a moment or situation in every other Test since then to compare to it though.

 

[Jono]

 

[Xuhaib]

Clarke was woeful in India. Sure they were up against it and a level or two below the opposition in terms of class but that does not mean you change your batting order like a yo-yo innings in innings out. I know he is a bold skipper but playing Glenn Maxwell as your leading spinner in India is not bold its lunacy and I also don't like how he treats Lyon as the average looking but a steady girlfirend who he eventually went back to after his flings ( Agar, Maxwell, Dorothy, Beer, Pepsi Coke etc) did not work out.

 

[NUFAN]

If u could read, you'd see that some1 did say Taylor was overrated, there fore u can go choke yourself !!!

 

[Daemon]

Clarke was woeful in India. Sure they were up against it and a level or two below the opposition in terms of class but that does not mean you change your batting order like a yo-yo innings in innings out. I know he is a bold skipper but playing Glenn Maxwell as your leading spinner in India is not bold its lunacy and I also don't like how he treats Lyon as the average looking but a steady girlfirend who he eventually went back to after his flings ( Agar, Maxwell, Dorothy, Beer, Pepsi Coke etc) did not work out.

Lyon is a few tiers below average looking tbf

 

[Xuhaib]

also homework gate was farcical something you would expect to come out of Pakistan or Windies Clarke should get to share some blame for that.

 

[uvelocity]

Clarke was woeful in India. Sure they were up against it and a level or two below the opposition in terms of class but that does not mean you change your batting order like a yo-yo innings in innings out. I know he is a bold skipper but playing Glenn Maxwell as your leading spinner in India is not bold its lunacy and I also don't like how he treats Lyon as the average looking but a steady girlfirend who he eventually went back to after his flings ( Agar, Maxwell, Dorothy, Beer, Pepsi Coke etc) did not work out.

such a bad post

clarke didnt play the test maxwell opened. clarke didnt even pick maxwell as he isn't a selector. clarke didnt pick agar. clarke didnt pick doherty.

 

[hendrix]

such a bad post

clarke didnt play the test maxwell opened. clarke didnt even pick maxwell as he isn't a selector. clarke didnt pick agar. clarke didnt pick doherty.

IIRC correctly, Clarke was indeed a selector during the India tour. Didn't he stand down after Arthur was fired?

 

[Flem274*]

IIRC correctly

if I recall correctly correctly

 

[hendrix]

if I recall correctly correctly

Was considering going to AUT University IIRC correctly but decided they could GAGF ****ed.

 

[Prince EWS]

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[uvelocity]

IIRC correctly, Clarke was indeed a selector during the India tour. Didn't he stand down after Arthur was fired?

bugger. still a grey post

 

[OverratedSanity]

if I recall correctly correctly

Was considering going to AUT University IIRC correctly but decided they could GAGF ****ed.

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