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[Liam-SCCC]

If it was a slazenger in the first place

[scottish_slogger95]

Kinda presumed slazenger wouldn't take the bats of him when the contract ran out lol

[Liam-SCCC]

I mean if the bats he used whilst sponsored by slazenger and had slazenger stickers were actually slazengers

[scottish_slogger95]

oh yeah good point lol

[basket case]

Are India the biggest laughing stock in world cricket? This is a serious question.

Michael Clarke was exposed by England last winter, yet the Indians are thick and keep feeding him on his pads. This guy would never score 329 or 210 against England.

[langer17]

Ah found out its a small company in sydney called spartan sporting goods.

Lol, deffinately not small, they are paying him $3million over 3 years. They are new to the cricket market, but they make rugby gear and padding for boxing/mma

[langer17]

Are India the biggest laughing stock in world cricket? This is a serious question.

Michael Clarke was exposed by England last winter, yet the Indians are thick and keep feeding him on his pads. This guy would never score 329 or 210 against England.

India are no good atm, there strike bowler is constantly in the mid 120' in Kahn, but Yadav look pretty good.

Clarke had a terrible summer last year, but he has got his form back and is making the most of it, and since becoming captain he is getting big scores, although it seems to me that he is either going big or getting nothing, so he will want to work on that. He has scored 6 hundreds in 12 tests as captain. He also scored a brilliant 151 against SA and a nice 139 against NZ at the gabba.

At the end of the day though you can only play what's in front of you, and he stills has to score the runs.

If you discredit Clarke's runs, then you have to discredit the England batsmens runs too.

[basket case]

India are no good atm, there strike bowler is constantly in the mid 120' in Kahn, but Yadav look pretty good.

Clarke had a terrible summer last year, but he has got his form back and is making the most of it, and since becoming captain he is getting big scores, although it seems to me that he is either going big or getting nothing, so he will want to work on that. He has scored 6 hundreds in 12 tests as captain. He also scored a brilliant 151 against SA and a nice 139 against NZ at the gabba.

At the end of the day though you can only play what's in front of you, and he stills has to score the runs.

If you discredit Clarke's runs, then you have to discredit the England batsmens runs too.

I'm not English Langer17, I'm South African.

Whilst I agree you can only score runs against the opposition set against you, India don't seem to have a clue. Look at the Australian bowlers. They've attacked the stumps, dravid's been clean bowled 6 times in 7 digs. Indian bowlers are often too short in length or too full. More so they bowl like a 6th stump line, giving Warner, Clarke and Punter freedom to smash the ball.

[Buzz]

Clarke has a test average of almost 50 after 80 tests -
Among Australian batsmen who have played as many Tests as Clarke's 80, only four boast a career batting average above 50 - Greg Chappell, Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Allan Border. (the Don only played 52 or something tests)

Clarke is an absolute class batsman and no one can discredit his runs - especially not those against SA and NZ recently.

[basket case]

Following on my point about Clarke, everyone in world cricket knows his weaknesses are the short ball and problems around a 4th stump line around off pole. I guess India miss P Kumar's accuracy.

another issue they have is Ishant Sharma. 130 odd wickets at 38. This is damn right dreadful. His one spell against Punter at Perth in 2008 seems to have made him unstoppable.

[basket case]

Clarke has a test average of almost 50 after 80 tests -
Among Australian batsmen who have played as many Tests as Clarke's 80, only four boast a career batting average above 50 - Greg Chappell, Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Allan Border. (the Don only played 52 or something tests)

Clarke is an absolute class batsman and no one can discredit his runs - especially not those against SA and NZ recently.

Clarke is a runs or bust guy Mr Buzz. After his 151 against us, the 3 other innings yielded 15 runs.

Same again NZ. His 139 was very lucky. Dropped twice, both dollies and bowled of a no ball. Following 2 innings yielded 22 and 0.

Clarke has never been very consistent.

[Buzz]

Following on my point about Clarke, everyone in world cricket knows his weaknesses are the short ball and problems around a 4th stump line around off pole.

most batsmen have issues with this - that is why it is called the corridor of uncertainty...

Basket Case - you may be right - not sure what else to say about that, I haven't followed him that closely - other than he has been pretty consistent since becoming captain.

[basket case]

most batsmen have issues with this - that is why it is called the corridor of uncertainty...

Basket Case - you may be right - not sure what else to say about that, I haven't followed him that closely - other than he has been pretty consistent since becoming captain.

In terms of pure consistency I put players like Kallis, Trott, Cook etc. until recently Tendulkar as well. They get middling scores like 40s - 60s even when not playing well.

Clarke is similar to Shewag. Big hundreds or lots of scores between 0-20

[Buzz]

I think Sachin has averaged more than 40 since his last ton - so I would say he is pretty consitent given the pressure on him...

[petehosk]

I do rate Clarke and he looked better that Ponting in the middle for his big score yesterday.
Obviously he'd struggle more against the likes of England as compared to the weaker Indian bowling attack. But he hit some great runs against SA and their attack is very good, so he is extremely capable to say the least!
Last time against England he didn't look good at all, but I suspect that his form and confidence are a lot higher now than they were back then!

The biggest issue that the Aussies have after the last couple of Tests is what to do about Ponting and Hussey!
I feel it would have been better if Ponting had of played badly, but as he looks on better form now the selectors may not see the need to try other players in that spot! I could see Ponting actually still playing International Test cricket and retiring after 2013!! But is that a good thing?