Nervous or not? I will let you be the judge of that. Michael Clarke, 34, returns to Pratten Park, where he first played cricket at the age of thirteen, watched by his parents; Deborah and Les.
Unlike any other player today, he brought his own bat, ball and soundtrack to his comeback game at inner-western Sydney.
As the saying goes, ‘when you fall own, get back up’, so did Clarke by defying all odds against him. This is the same game he left last August when he was defeated, thereby announcing his retirement.
And who better to support him other than his wife Kyly who gave him the good-luck kiss before the game together with their three months old baby Kelsey who attended too.
Clarke also came with his PR and personal sponsors. “I’m probably different” is what he said to Fox Sports.
He stood out from his teammates when he put on a black shirt with white stripes. His teammates, they have white with black stripes shirts.
The Australian test team are playing in Christchurch, a mere 2140 kilometres from Ashfield.
Clark is batting against Randwick and Petersham at number 3.
While on his third ball, it would have turned out disastrous but as we know Clarke, he saved the game by providing a small edge falling just short off the slips.
Clark had said he would not rule out a return to first-class cricket when interviewed by The Sunday Telegraph.
He fled being run out when he climbed back to his fold after running a single.
He finally gave in just after 2 pm. He had a LBW for 48 runs.
Clarke signed every kid’s shirt and scrap of paper during his breaks reminding them to always say ‘please’.
Safe to say the crowd was larger than usual. He said, “No matter who I play for, I always get nervous before I bat”.
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