Restructuring of Australian cricket changed team’s fortunes claims Ponting – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, Australia’s veteran batsman, has claimed that the restructuring of Australian cricket has had a positive effect on the national team, evident from the results they have achieved over the past 12 months.
Despite grabbing every honour during Ponting’s leadership, Australia found themselves as low as fifth in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 to have a thorough review of their structure.
In came a detailed summary, led by Don Argus, who recommended a complete change in the Australian system, including short-term and long-term goals.
It led to an immediate creation of the post of a performance manager, while further advised a five-man selection panel, which included a full time chairman ( http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978) and Head Coach (Mickey Arthur). The head selector would further be responsible for spotting talent and communicating with players on individual basis.
The recommendations have had a positive impact on the field as well, where the Aussies went undefeated in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, and a similar 1-1 result against the Kiwis at home.
Their performance in the ODI arena has also shown improvement, with the only blemish coming recently, against England, where they suffered a 5-0 defeat. Recognizing the off-field efforts, Ponting said that it has indeed helped in changing the fortunes of the side.
"If you're looking to lead an organisation or a team well, you want to have total responsibility for what's going on," Ponting said. "I never had that, but that's something I'd always asked for and it's good to see that's the direction the game's going because I think it's the direction it had to go.
"I think there's a lot of positive things that have happened around Australian cricket in the last 12 months. The way the selection thing is structured now with [the team performance manager] http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Howard-c63371 being involved, some really good and smart decisions are being made around giving players in our team the best chance possible."
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