im really struggling to see where there are grounds to sack Punter.
Are we gonna do what the all-blacks do- when we lose a match we sack our leaders?
The test of punters captaincy will be the way that Australia bounces back. continued poor performances should be the ground for his sacking.
And who would take the captaincy anyway? it seemed a joint effort from punter and gilly, replacing him with gilly seems pointless.
There is a school of thought that fast bowlers dont get the nod. Anyway, McGrath is only a year or two before retirement, he would only be temporary. Ditto for Warnie, and if he was selected anyway, there would be outrage about his past discreptancies (for warnie fans out there- i love the bloke, but hes a tool off field)
Clarke and Tait, and even Binger are still too immature for the spot. Katich is only a relative newcomer in the squad, despite his nsw captain credentials.
So we are left with Hayden, Langer and Martyn. Many on this thread are calling for a few of these players sacking from the squad altogether, so would they warrant captaincy?
We only lost 2-1. Throughout the series we never batted first, therefore always on the backfoot. Come next Ashes at home, it should be a different story, maybe a whitewash.
And while im on a rant, Flintoff the best cricketer in the world? Give me a break.
