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Is Ric Charlesworth our cricket saviour?

Roar Guru
24th January, 2011
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Cricket Australia should approach Ric Charlesworth and appoint him as coach of the Test team as soon as possible. Support him, give him the resources he requires, and implement everything that he recommends.

The outcome will be another golden era for Australian cricket, lasting 10-15 years. Why?

Charlesworth, like McQueen, Bertrand or Bennett, gets the best out of his people. He commands respect and calls it as he sees it.

He is armed with both a high intellect, an ability to reinvent, and a work ethic that implements his plans.

Would Charlesworth have carried Clarke, North, and Ponting into the most important tournament in four years? No.

Would he allow players below Test level to under-perform (Jaques, Marsh, Ferguson etc) and hence not apply pressure to the Test team? No. Perform or perish.

You are representing your country. Surely that is enough motivation.

The case for Charlesworth is not a new one. I am merely adding my support to the public voice for his appointment. Peter Robuck wrote an excellent article on this topic in in The Sydney Morning Herald.

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He has done it all in his sporting, professional, political and coaching lives. But his country needs him now.

And while cricket is probably his second love, in sporting terms, I am sure that he would love and enjoy the challenge.

Bring it on!

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