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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry L" data-source="post: 18788105" data-attributes="member: 260809">Michael Clarke Tribute [YOUTUBE]oEz4Qs6Q0c4[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]pRh9KW8elAo[/YOUTUBE]                   Clarke's 10 best Test centuries      10) 259* v South Africa, Gabba, Brisbane, 2012 [YOUTUBE]-v32zKnBxc0[/YOUTUBE] This innings was strikingly similar to his historic triple-century  against India just 11 months previous. Once again, Clarke was forced to  dig his heels in late in the day in fading light with Australia three  wickets down for less than 50. But having worked hard early in his  innings, the skipper was rewarded the following day when he opened his  shoulders and struck 26 crisply-hit boundaries in an innings that was  close to flawless.         9) 130 v India, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 2013          <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-best-test-innings-highlights-australian-captain/%7E/media/E31D6ABFAF61402293C0FC5E1BAF0E02.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />      Clarke’s nimble feet have always enabled him to look at ease on the  subcontinent when a lot of his teammates have struggled. And not for the  first time, the captain showed his fellow batsmen how to play in the  dusty conditions they were presented with in Chennai. With the tourists  struggling at 5-153, Clarke found an unlikely ally in debutant Moises  Henriques and was at his fleet-footed best against India’s three-man  spin attack.              8) 168 v New Zealand, Basin Reserve, Wellington, 2010          <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-best-test-innings-highlights-australian-captain/%7E/media/E5DA70EF961C47DF9DDF667A72DA0E32.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />      This was an innings that was far from Clarke's best, but it was a  personal triumph. As the break-up of his relationship with then fiancée  Lara Bingle garnered extensive media attention on both sides of the  Tasman, Clarke returned to New Zealand after a quick trip home and did  what he was paid to do - score centuries.              7) 136 v England, Lord's, London, 2009          <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-best-test-innings-highlights-australian-captain/%7E/media/0E19048278654A868084D1D204A052CA.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />              On his second Test tour of England, Clarke was a shining light with  the bat as Australia gave up the Ashes urn in 2009 and his knock at  Lord's was the highlight of a strong series. Against a strong  performance from England star Andrew Flintoff, Clarke was solid on day  four along with Brad Haddin as the tourists pursued the most unlikely  victory target of 522. His dismissal early on day five - bowled by  Graeme Swann - ended Australia's faint hopes of a win.             6) 230 v South Africa, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 2012 <img src="http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4386848-3x2-940x627.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The pitch was flat and the boundaries were short, but Clarke made the  world's No.1 bowling attack look second-rate with a thrilling  double-century on the opening day. For the second Test in a row, the  captain rescued Australia from a dangerous position and brought up his  200 from only 226 balls. Coming to the crease at 3-55, the skipper hit  40 fours and a six, including five boundaries off one over from Morne  Morkel.         5) 151 v India, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, 2004          <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-best-test-innings-highlights-australian-captain/%7E/media/793D33B3FE494B3A930B1FFED9F3D65E.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />          [YOUTUBE]rDh5HiS5XPQ[/YOUTUBE]         This was a debut century to remember, coming against the best  spin-bowling pair in the world in their home conditions. The new young  'Pup' showed no fear against Indian spin greats Anil Kumble and  Harbhajan Singh, smashing 18 boundaries and four sixes (then a record  for a debutant) on his way to 151.              4) 329* v India, SCG, Sydney, 2012     [YOUTUBE]UG9ozcG2KgE[/YOUTUBE]     The number 329 will forever be associated with Clarke as he became just  the fifth Australian to score a Test triple century. The skipper came to  the crease with the Aussies in a spot of bother at 3-37 late on the  opening day having ripped through India for just 191. Clarke dug his  heels in to be unbeaten on 47 at stumps and then flourished on days two  and three, sharing brilliant partnerships with rejuvenated veterans  Ricky Ponting and then Michael Hussey as he wrote his name in the  history books.         3) 161* v South Africa, Newlands, Cape Town, 2014 [YOUTUBE]4N88GSmXcZQ[/YOUTUBE] One of two brilliant performances at Newlands in Clarke's career, but  this innings was in complete contrast to the 151 he scored three years  previous (see below). On this occasion, the pitch was flat, South Africa  were without their injured strike bowler and Australia were in control  of the match thanks to a blistering century from David Warner. But the  vicious barrage Clarke copped (and survived) from Morne Morkel - who  he'd smashed in Adelaide 18 months earlier - will live long in the  memory. If there were any critics left who questioned the skipper’s  toughness under fire, he silenced them with this innings.         2) 151 v South Africa, Newlands, Cape Town, 2011          <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-best-test-innings-highlights-australian-captain/%7E/media/4142EB33321346EC9CDB9AC5C7135C5E.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />          Unfortunately, Clarke’s greatest innings as a batsman came just a day  before one of the worst moments of his captaincy career. Coming to the  crease with his side 3-40 on the opening day, Clarke scored 22 of  Australia’s 36 boundaries in tricky conditions against an attack of  Steyn, Morkel and Philander. He took just 108 balls to reach his century  on a day when the rest of Australia's top six had an average strike  rate of less than 30. But that was almost all forgotten the following  day when the Aussies were routed for 47 in their second innings on their  way to a heavy defeat.              1) 128 v India, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 2014         [YOUTUBE]ErCQ9qC218Y[/YOUTUBE]      Did this innings display Michael Clarke's batsmanship at its finest?  Nope. Was it a century scored in the face of a destructive bowling  attack in tricky conditions? Far from it. But it's not hyperbole to  suggest that no player has ever pushed through the kind of emotional and  physical pain that Clarke did on the 9th and 10th of December last  year. Just a week after he delivered an emotional eulogy and said  farewell to his "little brother" Phillip Hughes, Clarke gritted his  teeth and peeled off a century that - bar a dramatic form reversal at  The Oval in a fortnight - will be his last as a Test player. Crippled by  his dodgy back part the way through his innings, the captain retired  hurt but returned the following day to cut and grind his way to a  magnificent 128 in what was his final Test match on home soil.     Michael Clarke's Tribute To Phillip Hughes         [YOUTUBE]GzliBzLDHKU[/YOUTUBE]   2 - Since Clarke's debut on October 6, 2004, only two players - Alastair  Cook and Kumar Sangakkara - have aggregated more runs than him.   <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-stats-numbers-career-record-australian-captain-ashes/%7E/media/9B586C3F008E4943A7A28EDF9C8ADDF7.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   3 - The number of Australian  captains who have won the Ashes 5-0. Michael Clarke in 2013-14, Ricky  Ponting in 2006-07 and Warwick Armstrong in 1920-21. 151 – The  number of runs Michael Clarke scored in his first Test innings at  Bangalore in 2004, the highest by an Australian on debut away from home  and fifth highest of all time. Clarke was the 389th player to don the  Baggy Green. During the course of his 151, Clarke also hit four sixes,  the most by a debutant at that time. It was later bettered by Tim  Southee, who hit 9 sixes against England at Napier in 2008. <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-stats-numbers-career-record-australian-captain-ashes/%7E/media/81BB85B147CB46199BE97EDD17405F94.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 329 – Michael  Clarke's highest score, which against India at Sydney in 2012. He became  sixth from Australia to register triple-century in Tests. The 329 is  also the fifth highest score by a captain in Tests.   <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-stats-numbers-career-record-australian-captain-ashes/%7E/media/B5572B51093E43DB98725BC4EFF30AAD.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 4 – Number of  double-centuries scored by Clarke in 2012, the most by a batsman in a  calendar year. He started the year with 329 against India at SCG and two  matches later scored 210 at Adelaide Oval in the same series. He  started the next home season with an unbeaten 259 against South Africa  at the Gabba and followed it up with 230 in the next match in Adelaide.  That last double-ton came off just 226 balls, the second fastest by an  Australian in Test history.   103.00 - Clarke’s Test average at the Gabba in Brisbane, the fifth highest for a batsman at a single venue (Minimum: 1000 runs)   <img src="http://www.cricket.com.au/news/michael-clarke-retires-stats-numbers-career-record-australian-captain-ashes/%7E/media/AAC3EB2C06E746618DEA5C2AFBA27493.ashx" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Michael Clarke - His Life       [YOUTUBE]sPDsczFwtuM[/YOUTUBE] <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" />    </blockquote>

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