Thursday 27 December 2012

CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Cricket-Run machine Clarke heaps misery on Sri Lanka


CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Cricket-Run machine Clarke heaps misery on Sri Lanka

Reuters - 1 hour 1 minute ago
(fixes Australia lead total) * Clarke scores fifth ton for the year * Johnson bashes unbeaten 73 MELBOURNE, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Michael Clarke struck a sublime century to become his country's highest test run-scorer in a calendar year as Australia marched to an imperious 284-run lead at the close of day two of the second test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. The Australia skipper, enjoying an inspired 2012, surpassed the 1,544 runs Ricky Ponting amassed in 2005 during his innings of 106, before tail-ender Mitchell Johnson rubbed salt into Sri Lanka's wounds with an unbeaten 73. ...

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