Clarke opening yeah, no. Just a shocking idea.
Michael J Clarke (Australia) - One Day Internationals
Performance Analysis by Batting Position
Position Inns NO 50s 100s HS Runs Avg
Opening 20 2 6 2 105* 782 43.44
No. 3 24 3 5 1 111* 850 40.48
No. 4 108 20 30 5 130 4073 46.28
No. 5 17 5 8 0 82 751 62.58
No. 6 32 12 7 0 82* 967 48.35
No. 7 17 2 0 0 44* 351 23.40
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
No. 11
Overall 218 44 56 8 130 7774 44.68
Whether he opens or bats lower he has decent results.
Problem with him deciding not to bat himself today when tempo being increased was essentially him saying he is not ideal to up the rate as quite a few others are. Fair enough however I'd rather he open bat and get us off to a solid foundation if that is he thinking. Like I said I do not expect it to happen.