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I can remember the last time an Australian cricket crowd booed the person who has the second highest profile job in Australia - G. Chappell MCG - underarm.

Let me remind the Gabba crowd that Clark is not trying to not make runs. He is busting his boiler to re invent the run making person that we supported over the last 5-6 years. He has as captain, won 4 out of 6 games against the Ashes winning poms. He has displayed good leadership under fire from the media (and forums), showing initiative and getting an Australian team that was in the doldrums to playing some good cricket. Having said that, I see 25% improvement above our current displays.

After a hard fought 50, that at least showed that there are indeed human and acknowledged his display.

I know you have recently had some tough time, and you raised a significant amount for the re building of your city and other flood areas.

BUT PLEASE - show some respect for our Test Captain.

Wasn't an easy pitch to bat on either and played a fairly crucial innings.

I still think he batted too slow.

I still don't think he should be in either the Test or ODI team, LET ALONE be the Captain.

I still think he is an arrogant toff.

But I would never have booed him.

Did anyone BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the English captain who has made less runs than Clarke this series ?
BOOOOOOO the guy in 20/20 matches
BOOOOOOO the guy if he makes a few more failures in Test Cricket
Dont BOOOO the guy who averages about 44 in ODI cricket over a long period of time

Bulls forever wrote:BUT PLEASE - show some respect for our Test Captain.

We're they booing Punter ?

Booing anyone shows your class and is plain pathetic.

Drop Bear wrote:Booing anyone shows your class and is plain pathetic.

I seem to believe (before any of our vinatges) Harold Larwood may have been booed...

But the Aussies were clearly just showing their common and plainly pathetic class...

Media Park wrote:
I seem to believe (before any of our vinatges) Harold Larwood may have been booed...

And MAL was one of them.

Drop Bear wrote:Booing anyone shows your class and is plain pathetic.

What bollocks. As paying customers you've got the right to express your opinion. Not being able to express one's opinion is...dare I say it unAustralian.

regards,

REB

Rik E Boy wrote:

Drop Bear wrote:Booing anyone shows your class and is plain pathetic.

What bollocks. As paying customers you've got the right to express your opinion. Not being able to express one's opinion is...dare I say it unAustralian.

regards,

REB

It is my view that the people who were booing ( and are entitled to do so ) were booing at the selectors and not Clarke himself. I think it was a aimed at his selection, not him.

As pointed out by my esteemed colleague above, I should and am able to boo at whom I want when I want. You know it makes sense.

It's become all too accepted these days to boo people who represent our country, whether it be sporting people or our Prime Ministers.

We may not have selected them or voted for them or even like them, but once they are there representing our country I think they deserve a fair amount of respect and support.

More's the pity our society behaves in such a manner these days, IMHO.

Constance_Perm wrote:It's become all too accepted these days to boo people who represent our country, whether it be sporting people or our Prime Ministers.

We may not have selected them or voted for them or even like them, but once they are there representing our country I think they deserve a fair amount of respect and support.

More's the pity our society behaves in such a manner these days, IMHO.

LM really got to you, didn't he?

I wouldnt the aussie skipper(unless it was hauritz or hastings)but dont see a problem booing a pm especially a ranga moron who cant pronnounce Australia correctly

SJABC wrote:

Bulls forever wrote:BUT PLEASE - show some respect for our Test Captain.

We're they booing Punter ?

Sorry SJABC, didn't realise you missed the last test match when one M. Clarke was captain. Nice comment though.

Bulls

Booney wrote:

Rik E Boy wrote:

Drop Bear wrote:Booing anyone shows your class and is plain pathetic.

What bollocks. As paying customers you've got the right to express your opinion. Not being able to express one's opinion is...dare I say it unAustralian.

regards,

REB

It is my view that the people who were booing ( and are entitled to do so ) were booing at the selectors and not Clarke himself. I think it was a aimed at his selection, not him.

As pointed out by my esteemed colleague above, I should and am able to boo at whom I want when I want. You know it makes sense.

This goes back to the selection issue doesn't it. Dare I say it, but there is not one person playing in our first class ranks that has put his hand up, by performance and said pick me, pick me. Might not help that we have been playing 20/20 for the last 6 weeks, but to just hand someone a Aussie cap is not in my opinion the way to go. Gone is our golden era where we had several batters waiting in the wings and making s..t loads in our first class game. Unfortunately the state of Aussie cricket at the moment is below par and we are suffering. I say keep playing Clarke, he is class when in form.

Clarke's image doesn't seem to be popular, but what I have always admired is his priorities on the cricket field. Test cricket is number one for him and while a lot of players were chasing bigger coin in T20, he was putting his energies into the more important form of the game.

Because of this, I am willing to give him a go and let him find his way through this form slump. He is a quality player who was very disappointing in the Ashes, but he wasn't alone.

It is very important he performs for Australia to do well. Lets hope he gets back to his best soon.

Aerie wrote:Clarke's image doesn't seem to be popular, but what I have always admired is his priorities on the cricket field. Test cricket is number one for him and while a lot of players were chasing bigger coin in T20, he was putting his energies into the more important form of the game.

Because of this, I am willing to give him a go and let him find his way through this form slump. He is a quality player who was very disappointing in the Ashes, but he wasn't alone.

It is very important he performs for Australia to do well. Lets hope he gets back to his best soon.

Maybe he just sucks at T20.

smithy wrote:

Aerie wrote:Clarke's image doesn't seem to be popular, but what I have always admired is his priorities on the cricket field. Test cricket is number one for him and while a lot of players were chasing bigger coin in T20, he was putting his energies into the more important form of the game.

Because of this, I am willing to give him a go and let him find his way through this form slump. He is a quality player who was very disappointing in the Ashes, but he wasn't alone.

It is very important he performs for Australia to do well. Lets hope he gets back to his best soon.

Maybe he just sucks at T20.

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Media Park wrote:

smithy wrote:

Aerie wrote:Clarke's image doesn't seem to be popular, but what I have always admired is his priorities on the cricket field. Test cricket is number one for him and while a lot of players were chasing bigger coin in T20, he was putting his energies into the more important form of the game.

Because of this, I am willing to give him a go and let him find his way through this form slump. He is a quality player who was very disappointing in the Ashes, but he wasn't alone.

It is very important he performs for Australia to do well. Lets hope he gets back to his best soon.

Maybe he just sucks at T20.

x2

x 3 and that is obviously why he has retired from international teeball.

Is he still batting too slow for your liking MP