Clarke appointed Australia's T20 captain/Ponting "rested"

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Gilchrist 'best' for vice-captaincy: Buchanan Former Aussie coach John Buchanan said that for the ODI and the Test teams Adam Gilchrist's presence as vice captain is required. More... Melbourne, December 7: : Former Australian coach John Buchanan has welcomed Michael Clarke's elevation to the leading role in Twenty20 side but feels Cricket Australia should not rush to hand him over the vice-captaincy of the ODI and the Test teams until Adam Gilchrist retires. Buchanan said the Gilchrist's presence was required in the Australian team. "Adam is still a person that most people in the team can learn a lot of things from. Having him still in that role of vice-captain is important for the team and also for Ricky Ponting," Buchanan was quoted as saying in The Age on Friday. Buchanan was of the view that time was still not ripe to replace Gilchrist by Clarke. "At this stage there is still too much to be learned and gained from Adam for that to be rushed," he said. The former coach praised Clarke's attitude on and off the field, saying he always looked keen to learn and never hesitated in asking questions to seniors. "He was just always trying to question leaders in the team, and trying to glean from them why they did what they did, and how they did it, at the end of a day's play, through training or over coffee...I see a mixture of Stephen Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne," he said. Buchanan said though Clarke has a persona of his own, there were shades of many Australian greats in his personality. "There is that aggression, innovativeness, single-mindedness, the importance of listening to those around you and there is the individuality. Ultimately it will be Michael Clarke, but there will be touches of all those people," he said.

[Chandan]

Bull. Watch him when he gets a bad decision or an appeal turned down. He's been involved in a fair few confrontations over the last few years. Craig McMillan? V. the umpire/Sri Lanka back in 2004 in Dambulla?

You mean, he must be sulking at missing the opportunity to lead in a T20 game?

[King]

I'm sure it must hurt Gilly. I hope this has nothing to do with his taking up playing in IPL. :angel_smile:

[King]

Wow... lot of high praise for Clarke but it's a bit too early. Ponting is still good for few years to lead. Cricket can pinch in the bottom often and who knows how long can Clarke continue to score runs. A little too premature to even be thinking about handing him over the vice captaincy in test cricket.

[Donny]

MELBOURNE: Australia's regular vice captain Adam Gilchrist is sulking after the selectors ignored him and handed the captaincy reins to youngster Michael Clarke for Tuesday's Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Perth. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1137628

What an incredibly stupid headline and comment. Who the hell is DNAIndia ? How is this: “Adam is of the view that he would like to be leading his country but is ‘pleased’ with the initiative" interpreted as Gilchrist sulking ??

[The Outsider]

What an incredibly stupid headline and comment. Who the hell is DNAIndia ? How is this: “Adam is of the view that he would like to be leading his country but is ‘pleased’ with the initiative" interpreted as Gilchrist sulking ??

Just like,

Matthew Hayden was not picked

meant frying fish for you.

[talksport]

Australia dropped Ponting, Hayden and demoted Gilchrist after the Twenty Twenty debacles they had for a couple of years.... Plain to see