Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 decide against appointing vice-captain for the Gabba Test – Cricket News Update
Cricket Australia have decided not to appoint a deputy for skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 will return for the subsequent bouts.
Watson was ruled out from the Gabba clash after injuring his calf during a domestic game, but he is likely to be back in the reckoning for the remainder of the series. His absence, nonetheless, leaves Clarke without a wing man if a need arrives during the game.
Following the events of last season, CA were reluctant in naming a deputy as they thought it may lead to unwanted speculations over Clarke’s eventual successor. The situation arose last year when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377. Punter was eventually dropped from the limited-overs setup but by then, Watson and Clarke had both recovered from injury.
The team’s premier all-rounder will again miss this summer’s opener, and it is expected that Ponting will carry forward the duties, if Clarke goes off the park. Last season, it was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 taking his place.
"We have had discussions about this," Cricket Australia's chief executive officer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Alexander-Sutherland-c65430 said. "The feeling has been, and this has come through the selection panel, that they didn't feel there was a need to appoint a vice-captain given that Shane is the nominated vice-captain. I think it's reasonably obvious who the nominal vice-captain would be if Michael went off the ground.
"But the selectors gave feedback to the board and it was decided that it wasn't necessary, and it may well only confuse things to be looking for someone to appoint as a vice-captain, because people might make presumptions about that appointment."
Clarke further gave his take on the matter, claiming that the issue is not as big as many perceive, and feels that the likes of Ponting and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 are more than capable deputies. “Let's hope I'm on the field the whole time and I don't have to worry about it."
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