Michael Clarke quits wrong form of the game

I must admit I did a double-take when I heard this news item today. I had a bit of a 'what the...' moment.

After their humiliating loss to England, Australia's stand-in captain, Michael Clarke, has announced he is quitting the 20-20 form of the game of which he was the captain.

Does Clarke think that quitting 20-20 will save him from the axe from the test side?

What does 20-20 have to do with test matches anyway?

Clarke's recent form has been atrocious in all versions of the game, and yes, he does need to focus on his performance at test level, but all this sounds very much like he is making the short form of the game some sort of scapegoat for his unremarkable recent form at test level.

Australia were comprehensively outplayed by England this summer - especially they were outbowled. The selectors made some God-awful decisions, and the coaching staff should not be blameless either. As a result, it isn't just the jobs of some wearing the baggy green that are looking very shaky.

Bring on the footy.

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