Why do the Australian fans loath Clarke?
He may have led his country, in a previously barren summer, to four wins on the trot but Michael Clarke just can’t seem to gain the love of his nation
Sahil Dutta
25-Feb-2013
He may have led his country, in a previously barren summer, to four wins on the trot but Michael Clarke just can’t seem to gain the love of his nation. A few runs might help but Ben Dorries, writing in Australia’s Daily Telegraph thinks there is another problem.
NOTE to Michael Clarke and his management. If you want to know why the Australian Test captain-in-waiting has an image problem - and is mostly unloved by cricket fans and the sporting public - look at his Twitter page. At 9.07am on Saturday, with Australia's World Cup plans in chaos after serious injuries to Nathan Hauritz and Shaun Tait in the previous night's one-day international, Clarke was playing romantic matchmaker.
"Trying to find a date for Steve Smith to take to the AB medal??'' Clarke tweeted. And a minute later: "You can tweet me with your expressions of interest . . .''
Besides the obvious point of who really cares whether Smith takes Dolly Parton or Daffy Duck to the Allan Border Medal (except perhaps the man himself), surely Clarke has more pressing matters to worry about.
Sahil Dutta is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo