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When a fresh-faced, blonde-tipped youngster made his debut in India and just straight-up smashed a century.
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But then he came home to Australia and hit another century. Because that's just what you do.
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So of course, the powers that be named him our best player in his debut season.
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But then things went a bit wrong, and eventually Clarke was dropped from the Test side for the first and only time in his career.
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But like all champions, he came back better than ever, smashing centuries in our Ashes series victory over England.
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Then Ricky Pointing got injured and Clarke was named stand-in captain and it just felt ~right~
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Let's not forget, for a while he was also one half of our Posh and Becks. It was ... something.
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He also gave modelling a crack.
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Which gave us moments like this.
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But he was still a pretty decent batter. Like the time he scored 329 not out in Sydney.
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Then followed up with 210 in Adelaide. This was Clarke's golden summer.
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He was also pretty handy with the ball. Like the time he took three wickets in five balls to win a test match against India.
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Or the time he took six for nine against India. SIX. FOR. NINE.
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Let's not forget when he married Kyly Boldy and gave us this photo.
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Then he lost his best mate, and the whole country mourned with him.
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And he spoke for all of us when he remembered Phillip Hughes.
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Then despite being in a world of pain, he returned to the pitch and scored a century, and we all watched in awe.
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But eventually the injuries started piling up.
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And we knew his career was coming to an end.
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And then he called it a day because he knew it was the right time.
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And now he gets one more chance to go out a winner, and the whole country will be behind him.
