It has been a privilege to see Clarke bat in this particular Ashes series. In 2005 he did struggle in England to counter the swing. It can happen to most players when they first play in England, as one has to play late to counter the swing, but Clarke went hard at the ball, and got himself into trouble in 2005.
In 2009 it has been an different story altogether, as Clarke has looked in sublime touch against the swinging ball. He has played very late, and that has helped him to counter swing. He has also mixed caution with aggression instead of all out aggression that he tried in 2005. A few of the cover drives, or those flick shots he played at Headingley were great to watch.
He has no doubt matured as a player, and he has at the peak of his prowess. I would dare say on the basis of current form he is Australia's best batsman!
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Seeing Clarke's form and contribution to the team;I think his carrier will be bright as captain of Australia.
It does look like he can be a good captain as he seems to read the game well.
Clarke has remarkably changed his game over the last 18 months or so and now he is able to adapt any style of batting as per the situation demands. For me he is the key player in the Aussie batting line up and without a doubt one of the best player of spin in the world.
He must also be one of the best against swing bowling at present.
I can't remember too many who have looked better than what Clarke has looked against swing in this series.
We cannot predict the situations after one or two year.If he plays well then he will definately become the captain of team otherwise trying to make position in team.If he does not plays well in the next series we might be discussing about throwing him out of the team.
One can never predict the future but it looks like Clarke has the ability to lead the side.
Anyhow coming back to the topic of him as a player I do like the fact that Clarke has matured as a player and doesn't play too many reckless shots that he used to play.
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