SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke got an idea of the sort of scrutiny he will be subject to as Australia captain over the weekend but said yesterday his appointment to the post had not yet properly sunk in.
Clarke assumed the role, often described as the second most important in Australia after that of prime minister, last Wednesday and was surprised by the media attention paid to his 30th birthday celebrations on Saturday.
His first task as skipper is three one-day internationals in Bangladesh and Clarke thought it would not be until the first match in