Michael Clarke maybe the natural heir to Australian captain Ricky Ponting
but belligerent all-rounder Andrew Symonds revealed he too cherishes the
ambition of leading the side, even if it's just in the one-dayers.
Symonds reckons Clarke stood the best chance to succeed Ponting when it comes
to Test captaincy but feels he has matured a lot over the years and can lead
the side in one-dayers.
"It's great to see Michael Clarke's rise in Australian
cricket. But when I do sit down and think about it I would also love the chance
to captain my country," Symonds wrote in 'Sunday Herald Sun'.
"...I think he'll (Clarke) be the ideal successor to Ricky
Ponting as captain of the Test side - although I joked with him recently that
if I were skipper, there'd be no diamond earrings in my team.
"Behind the banter, I thought about my personal development,
my status within the Australian side and the longer-term goals I'd like to achieve,"
Symonds said.
"To be honest, I would love to get the chance to captain the Australian
one-day team," added the all-rounder.
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