That's not specific enough.Bob Simpson mentioned mildly that Taylor had it easy as he was captaining a very good side, a team which he got rather than made.
As the 1985 Playfair Annual said: "Perhaps the greatest surprise of the day was when Peter May gave the Gold Award to John Abrahams who was out for nought and didn't bowl, something which, when historians look back in the future, they will find it [sic] very difficult to understand. The award was, however, for his captaincy... So John Abrahams holds a record which may never be broken: an award winner having failed to score or bowl!"Johnny Abrahams got the Match Award for this one
Clarke wasn't great in the WC but he wasn't useless. Finch was useless (after starting with a ton).Might be unpopular but i'd probably vote for Micheal Clarke last year.
Australia would've comfortably survived without him infact he was making their middle-order look weaker.Barely did much imo apart getting runs in the final which was easily chaseable anyway.
It was actually cringeworthy listening to Warne and co. just before the cup saying how badly Australia needs Clarke in the team like as if he's in the form of his life or something.Bailey got hard done by on that occasion.Clarke got picked ahead of him purely because of his status.
That kid would make most FC teams in NZ imoClarke wasn't great in the WC but he wasn't useless. Finch was useless (after starting with a ton).
It wasn't until after the WC and especially the Ashes that Clarke looked about as skilled with the bat as local under-13 C grade no. 11