Ricky’s flaws are there for all of us to see.
Quick to anger, punchy, get’s a little lost, doesn’t always admit to mistakes, and has the tendency to go with the wrong bowler.
But what about Andrew?
Sure he is the smoother package, I saw him do a press conference at Lord’s today and he is smooth, but what about on the field.
On day 4 he never really turned up, he has a sick reliance on Stuart Broad, overbowled Freddie in the scheme of things, uses nightwatchman for tailenders, and can’t declare.
It is slim pickings.
Ricky’s failings are more obvious, but Andrew’s are there for most people to see.
They do have their positives offcourse.
Ponting gets the most out of his players, is a definite leader, is learning how to get wickets on slow flat pitches, reads his bowlers well, wants to win more than anyone out on the ground and bats very well as captain.
Strauss is a composed guy, has handled the new transition very well, is well liked by the players, says the right things, gives the players responsibility, and really wants the job.
I think Ponting out captained Strauss in the first test.
Yes he made some mistakes in the last session, but I think mistake for mistake Strauss had him covered.
Let us see how test number 2 pans out.
At the end of the day, Ponting is an all round jerk. There endeth my commentary.
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Punter and Strauss are polar opposites.
Strauss press confrences are crap. He talk like hes a probot, recycling and reusing every thing journo say. Hes got no passion from the self.
Ponting speaks too fast, its a bit of a ferrari. Atleast he can use his own brain to come up with interesting things to say.