Nooooooooovember

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Clarke looked imperious and made a selfless declaration in pursuit of wider glories. A good captain, in the form of his life. Was nailed on for his second triple hundred of the year, surpassing one Mr Alistair Cook with the highest ever score at the Gabba in the process.

He is in sensational form! The thing that impresses me most about his batting is that he looks as fresh and in touch approaching the triple ton as he does passing 50 or 100. Astonishing batting.

We (Oz) just need some equally imperious and consistent bowlers now and we'll be OK. We do have a stable full of good bowlers but we have no Warne or McGrath to whom you can throw the ball confident of some excellent bowling no matter what the conditions.