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Some serious questions must be asked about whether Michael Clarke signing on for the Melbourne Stars for the next two years is really a good move.
Clarke has not played international T20 cricket for a number of years now.
Furthermore, just a matter of days before the Cricket World Cup final Clarke announced his retirement from ODIs to prolong his Test career.
There is no doubt Clarke is a quality player, and could probably hold a spot down in any Big Bash batting order, but that’s not the point.
Clarke retired from one-day cricket to prolong his Test Career, yet now he is telling us that he is going to be running around in December and January, two of Australia’s biggest months for Test cricket, playing T20? It just doesn’t make sense.
Over the past couple of years Clarke has broken down numerous times with back and hamstring injuries. The only way back from these injuries has been to rest and not play cricket. So why now is he putting more cricket and stress on himself?
Michael Clarke still has a massive role to play as captain of the Australian Test team. Retiring from ODIs was the right call at the right time, giving the next captain a four-year run to the next World Cup. However signing on for the Big Bash just doesn’t add up for him or Australia.