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In recent times most players selected to play cricket for Australia have generally grasped bat and/or ball to cement their place in the side and etch their names alongside the greats.
Australian Cricket has always had its ups and downs but after the re-building phase Allan Border had to endure, a foundation was laid and Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were provided with a platform which bred success.
Their records for winning percentages will stand the test of time, as will their personal achievements.
As such, for as long as I have followed Australian cricket, I have always seen potential for future legends of our wonderful game in abundance.
Until now.
With the departure of a legend in Ricky Ponting and the always reliable ‘Mr Cricket’, Mike Hussey, I feel terribly sorry for Michael Clarke.
Burdened with the responsibility of leading Australian cricket back to number one without former teammates such as Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath or Shane Warne, Clarke could be the flag bearer for Australian cricket for years to come.
Under the guidance of Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke has developed from a young ‘Pup’ to the top dog of Australian Cricket. Being handed the responsibility of captaining one of the most recognisable national sporting teams, he has gone from strength to strength.
2012 saw Clarke surpass Ricky Ponting’s national record for most runs in a calendar year, become the first cricketer to achieve four double hundreds in a calendar year and be recognized by the International Cricket Council as the number one Test batsman in the world.
It all points to Pup claiming another Allan Border medal, easily!
The only question that remains now is who will be there to help him reclaim the Ashes?
Constant injuries to top line bowlers, a much-maligned rotation policy and a top six which is yet to be settled on only creates concern for Michael Clarke and his charges in their efforts to reclaim the Ashes, especially considering the efforts of our last campaign.
But until someone else steps up to steady the ship and replicate the ever reliable Mr Cricket’s efforts, it seems we can only rely on Mr Clarke.
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