The Michael Clarke Appreciation Thread

[E Shed]

Superb to watch, played with great freedom, nigh on faultless innings.
And I don't believe he dyes his hair anymore.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

The trolls aren't even trying anymore, it's like they're just accepting they're obvious.

You need to take a look in the other Clarke thread, some of the stupidity in there is mind boggling. Bay 13 must be out of order.

Clarke is one of the very best batsmen Australia has produced since WWII, and yet there are still people who cannot even say "well batted" to someone who just made 250.

Well done Pup, you stuck it up them .. again ... and long may you continue to make your critics look stupid.

 

[The_Reaper]

Great century.

 

[glenferry23]

Great century.

x 2.5

 

[westy1]

hows the new chick?
phwoar ,smoking

 

[Lemma]

I hate him because he is successful and has a hot girlfriend

 

[Jimthegreat]

I'm saying he should be doing it more regularly, not once in a blue moon

You find he's done it alot more than you think.

And even with the ball too.

 

[Jimthegreat]

No thanks.

You know why they are tired old arguments etc...because they're true. Tired old arguments get repeated for that reason. Hated by those who can't have, the losers of life.

 

[NSWCROW]

Pffft. Another score when his team makes 400+. How about a ton under pressure for once?

Yet another overrated knock from an overrated cricketer.

In all likelihood , the dumbest post in BF history

 

[Righteo]

He's doing it more regularly than anyone else in the side. I assume you hated Steve Waugh too, as it took him 27 Tests to make his first ton???

He's an Indian fan, strangely absent from the match thread today..

 

[Righteo]

In all likelihood , the dumbest post in BF history

Oh.My.God.

 

[Lemma]

In all likelihood , the dumbest post in BF history

HookLineSinker.jpg

 

[cutterman]

Pffft. Another score when his team makes 400+. How about a ton under pressure for once?

Yet another overrated knock from an overrated cricketer.

Whe you make 250, the other 10 only need 15 runs each for the team to reach 400. Stupid argument, dumb post

 

[Lemma]

^^hahahaha you can't be serious

 

[Righteo]

Pffft. Another score when his team makes 400+. How about a ton under pressure for once?

Yet another overrated knock from an overrated cricketer.

That's 3/41 now, not a bad effort that Barney.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I thought Barney was taking the piss?

 

[Maddhew]

Clarke has really come into his own in the past few series, they should make him capta...... oh that's right they did.

Good foresight from the selectors

 

[Dan]

You need to take a look in the other Clarke thread, some of the stupidity in there is mind boggling. Bay 13 must be out of order.

Clarke is one of the very best batsmen Australia has produced since WWII, and yet there are still people who cannot even say "well batted" to someone who just made 250.

Well done Pup, you stuck it up them .. again ... and long may you continue to make your critics look stupid.

 

[Black Diamond]

Clarke is one of the very best batsmen Australia has produced since WWII, and yet there are still people who cannot even say "well batted" to someone who just made 250.

He was superb today and has been very good for the last few months, but no. Not even close.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

You need to take a look in the other Clarke thread, some of the stupidity in there is mind boggling. Bay 13 must be out of order.

Clarke is one of the very best batsmen Australia has produced since WWII, and yet there are still people who cannot even say "well batted" to someone who just made 250.

Well done Pup, you stuck it up them .. again ... and long may you continue to make your critics look stupid.

Love a good bit of self pwnage.

He's a good player and batted very, very well today. But that statement just isn't true.

 

[CHIEF SMACKAHOE]

wouldn't even be one of our top 20 batsmen since wwii. he played well but that doesn't mean you have to suck him off at every opportunity

 

[Maddhew]

wouldn't even be one of our top 20 batsmen since wwii. he played well but that doesn't mean you have to suck him off at every opportunity

He is certainly on track to be top 10 by the time his career has finished

If he pushes his average above 50+, 30+ test match 100s, he is well on track.

 

[CHIEF SMACKAHOE]

He is certainly on track to be top 10 by the time his career has finished

oh hell no he's not.

If he pushes his average above 50+, 30+ test match 100s, he is well on track.

no, if he does that he'll just be another batsman who made a huge amount of runs in an era where bat has dominated ball to an unprecedented degree.

look, clarke is a good player. right now, he's probably the best batsman in our team, maybe top 10 in the world. but the idea of him being an all time great is just laughable.

 

[Alexwce]

Refreshed my cricket live app at around 2:30PM this afternoon, thought my phone was broken or something. Really devastated I couldn't watch this innings from, all reports it was a blinder and one of nothing but pure class. Hopefully he has now silenced the critics. I never doubted ya Clarkey!

 

[Alexwce]

oh hell no he's not.



no, if he does that he'll just be another batsman who made a huge amount of runs in an era where bat has dominated ball to an unprecedented degree.

look, clarke is a good player. right now, he's probably the best batsman in our team, maybe top 10 in the world. but the idea of him being an all time great is just laughable.

FYI: The market where you purchased your crystal ball allowing you to see a possible version of the future scammed you.

How could you possibly know that Clarke won't turn into one of the all time greats and best captains Australia has ever had? He has years left and at the rate he is making runs and large scores since accepting the captaincy, he is well on track to becoming one of the all time greats.

Don't write him off this early.