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Message: [QUOTE="m1c, post: 2363092, member: 1944"] I'm more than happy to give Clarke a solid tilt. Watson isn't captaincy material at all. Clarke was finally given the chance through an extended stint as skipper to to stamp his own ideologies on the team. It is the best cricket I have seen the Australian team play in years and the contrasting decline in performance throughout the WC IMO highlighted Ponting's stifling tactical dosility which will be the unfortunate legacy of his reign. I really feel for Ponting and think he deserves to be remembered better than this. His legacy has in my eyes been tarnished. He has gone from the undesputed champion batsman of his generation (averaging a tick under 60) to a debatable omission from my top 5. Whether or not Clarke is liked by his team mates is IMO negligable whilst they continue to perform as they did at the back end of the summer. It indicates - at the very least - obvious respect for him as a leader. What really excited me was his was his ability to nuture and develop the spinners, a crucial component for Australian cricket to progress forward. Case in point: Steve Smith who after taking giant steps went to poo under Ponting in the WC. [/QUOTE]

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