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Ashes 2015: Ben Dorries says Michael Clarke has become England’s ‘bunny’

REPLAY OUR CHAT: BEN Dorries says Michael Clarke has fought the good fight but looks completely gone as a Test batsman. Do you agree?

End in sight for ‘bunny’ Clarke
End in sight for ‘bunny’ Clarke

MICHAEL Clarke has fought the good fight for so long but now looks completely gone.

And if Captain Clarke averages under 30 in the Ashes, Australia cannot win the series given the other batting disasters around him.

The statistics tell the story of a champion in decline. Clarke has only one score more than 50 in his last 16 Test innings.

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Clarke has always been known for his sparkling footwork but his feet now look like tree trunks at the crease. He is becoming England’s batting bunny.

The Steve Smith captaincy era could be coming a lot sooner than anyone thinks, maybe even at the end of this Ashes series.

It would be the fourth consecutive time Clarke has played in a losing Ashes series in England and he could be the major casualty.

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