Criticism of Clarke in all this is a bit far fetched. Anyone remember the state of Australian cricket when he became captain? The side's only had one bad series under his leadership in India. Clarke's been the absolute backbone of the side. Just imagine our batting without him. Anyone remember Clarke's predecessor's captaincy in the first test of the 2009 series? If you had England 9 down in their second innings would you bowl Nathan Hauritz and Marcus North in the final overs when you need one wicket to win the test? Panesar and Jimmy Anderson survived and publicly thanked the clueless cat who captained Australia after the game.
