Captaincy yet to sink in for scrutinised Clarke

Michael Clarke

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke got an idea of  the sort of scrutiny he will be subject to as Australia captain  over the weekend but said yesterday his appointment to the post  had not yet properly sunk in.

Clarke assumed the role, often described as the second most  important in Australia after that of prime minister, last  Wednesday and was surprised by the media attention paid to his  30th birthday celebrations on Saturday.

His first task as skipper is three one-day internationals in  Bangladesh and Clarke thought it would not be until the first  match in