Michael Clarke

[Xuhaib]

I know he is the toast of CW and Australian cricket at the moment however i feel it is unfair that he is rarely accused of being a home track bully when people are quick to pounce on likes of Mo Yo, Mahela and Sehwag.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/4578.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting

Averages over 20 runs more at home then away with an average of under 40 in atleast 4 of the top 8 countries.

 

[Himannv]

Along with Hussey, he batted really well in difficult conditions when Australia last toured here. While the stats may indicate that he's a home track bully, I don't think he is.

 

[Xuhaib]

but on pure stats he is however I do admit post captaincy Clarkey has been a different beast and I would not put it past him to improve on his overseas record.

 

[benchmark00]

surely his ton against SA last year told a story...

 

[Red]

The New, New Bradman.

 

[Top_Cat]

surely his ton against SA last year told a story...

Well they didn't win so, being as it wasn't a match-winning ton, worthless.

/cwwisdom

 

[Jayzamann]

surely his ton against SA last year told a story...

+ in Sri Lanka. Little **** has played some of his best cricket since taking the reigns.

Just so happens that the three innings of note that are over 200 were in Australia. I'd put them down as his 3-5th best innings in this period though.

 

[Xuhaib]

yeah Benchy it was a superb knock but surely other HTB's also have played these knocks sporadically away from home during their time. There is a hole in Clarke's CV that needs to be addressed at the moment IMO Cook, KP, ABDE and Amla are ahead of him for being the batsmen of this generation.

 

[Spark]

Really don't understand how "I can't get past 60 nowadays" ABdV gets close tbh

 

[robelinda]

DeVilliers, really????

 

[Spark]

Really, it was so unsurprising to see him throw it away on 40-odd in the first dig. The new-old-Ian-Bell, tbh.

 

[Xuhaib]

Sparky, on current form Sachin is not even among the top 10 batsman of current era let alone all time. Its safe to say I am talking over full lengths of their career.

 

[Spark]

So was I. Throws it away when set way too often, massive black mark in my book. Scoring five 40s in a row might not hurt your average but it hurts your team.

 

[Xuhaib]

DeVilliers, really????

he is actually the reverse Clarke averages good 15 runs away overall. Also his average is above 40 in every test playing nation barring Bangla.

 

[Debris]

Most of it seems to be an artifact of the last year when he has been racking up enormous scores at home. Here is his record up until this date last year.

Ye Olde Michael Clarke

The difference here is not that noteable.

 

[Hurricane]

Not really @ the point of the opening post. But just on Clarke in general. He deserves to be the toast of CW. He would definitely make the world XI and seems to be going from strength to strength. I didn't like some of his public statements at the time Symonds was kicked out of the team - but I am not here to admire his statesmanship - as a cricketer he has tremendous guts and while watching various aussie collapses I used to think they would always fold if their openers failed. But him (and hussey) seem to be made of staunch stuff. Aussie fans should be fiercely proud of him and if not then they don't deserve him.

I value character in batting more so than flamboyance and he has heart and character.

 

[Ruckus]

Yeah Clarke seems to be criticized (maybe not on CW, but in general) so much more than is warranted. Must be his pretty boy face or something. The man is glorious.

 

[benchmark00]

For mine, Michael Clarke is the best batsman in the world. So he's not just making the world XI, he's probably captaining it.

 

[Daemon]

Not really @ the point of the opening post. But just on Clarke in general. He deserves to be the toast of CW. He would definitely make the world XI and seems to be going from strength to strength. I didn't like some of his public statements at the time Symonds was kicked out of the team - but I am not here to admire his statesmanship - as a cricketer he has tremendous guts and while watching various aussie collapses I used to think they would always fold if their openers failed. But him (and hussey) seem to be made of staunch stuff. Aussie fans should be fiercely proud of him and if not then they don't deserve him.

I value character in batting more so than flamboyance and he has heart and character.

Can you please elaborate on what you mean by heart and character?

 

[Ruckus]

For mine, Michael Clarke is the best batsman in the world. So he's not just making the world XI, he's probably captaining it.

Yeah same. As good as Amla etc. are, the thing that really gives Clarke the edge for me in recent times is his ability to dominate and change the momentum of a match.