Australia: Player of the year..>

[Ernest]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...ia/4219113.stm .

Originally Posted by BBC

Damien Martyn and Michael Clarke are expected to fight it out for top honours when Australia announce their cricketer of the year on Monday. The Allan Border medal has been won in previous years by Steve Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting.

To close to call as far as I can see, one newspaper has just 2 points between the players.

Michael Clarke has for sure made the headlines, and I think I know him personaly with the weky reports of Beny .

Good luck to both lads.

Wonder who you Aussies would pick?, tough one I reckon.

[bevo]

Martyn should get Allan Border Medal , closely followed by Langer and Warne.
Clarke should be the best One-Day player of the year.
State player should be Brad Haddin or Dominic Thornley or Bevo.
Youngster award should be Xavier Marshall or Luke Butterworth.

I will come back with the results when i hear them

[bevo]

symonds what a legend , tied with clark and kaspa , symonds won on countback , what a legend

[Seamer]

Lucky Symonds. I reckon he was next for the chop after Hayden. Should help him keep his spot for a few more games. Cant believe they sacked Hayden!

[Beny]

Michael Clarke is the winner.

[Nikhil]

I reckon between Martyn and Clarke, Martyn was a better performer in the tests and Clarke was a little better in ODI's that's why Clarke won it. It must have been a tough one. Since test and ODI's votes are counter indenpendently and added later for the player of the year award, Clarke had the advantage. For me, Martyn was a better player of last year.

[Beny]

I agree Nikhil.

Clarke is a fantastic talent and certinly has blasted his way into the test arena. However Martyn has, on more than one occasion saved the team with a timely ton.

Possibly what went against him is the fact that, even when he got a ton, somebody else ussualy did a fantastic job too e.g Warne might have taken a five for or somebody else might have goten a ton in the next innings.

[Beny]

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"I thought Damien Martyn had an unbelievable season I honestly thought that there was no doubt that Marto would have won it," Clarke said.

See, even he can't belive it!

[Paoli]

One thing that must be sorted out is the delayed telecast. At 10pm i knew who the Allan Border Medallist was.

Clarke deserved it but not sure about Roy in the ODI arena. That is why the Brownlow/Allan Border medals are dubious.

[Paoli]

Originally Posted by bevo

State player should be Brad Haddin or Dominic Thornley or Bevo.
Youngster award should be Xavier Marshall or Luke Butterworth.

Xavier Marshall is West Indian!! Butterworth i don't think so.

Enormous Tassie Bevan bias there Bevo!!!!!!