Ponting on the heir apparent
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
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Ricky Ponting opens up on Michael Clarke's leadership prospects in an in-depth interview with the Sunday Telegraph’s Barry Toohey.
Is Clarke a natural leader?
He is. He's done a great job as captain of the Twenty20 team, and in my absence from the one-dayers he's done a good job and led the team well. He's got a different mindset as well when he has the role, which is a good sign as a leader.
Were you offended by him publicly coming out about the captaincy?
Look, we had a good chat about that, actually, and I don't think it was ever his intention to offend.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo