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Aussie star ready to help young guns
Cricket, 14:52, July 1, 2009 ,
Michael Clarke claims his experience of the 2005 Ashes defeat in England will make him more determined to win this summer.
The 28-year-old, whose form tailed off four years ago after a 91 at Lord's helped the Australians to a 239-run win in the first Test before they went on to lose the memorable series 2-1, has had to fight his way back into the side.
Clarke was dropped after a poor show against West Indies following the Ashes defeat, but he is now back in the fold and took over the vice-captain duties from Adam Gilchrist in 2008.
Clarke is now looking to use his personal experiences to ensure he stays consistent this summer, while he is also looking to help Ashes newcomers Mitchell Johnson, Phillip Hughes, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus.
"I think as a person and as a cricketer I've grown up and matured a lot more," he told BBC Sport.
"I learned a lot from being a young guy to being vice-captain of the Australian cricket team."
Clarke added: "For me as a young guy I really learned about how you want to play Test cricket and I think both teams played very hard on the field but we got on well off the field.
"Some of the fondest memories I have of that tour are sitting in the changing room after a tough day's play and talking to Andrew Flintoff and Michael Vaughan.
"For a young kid, that's amazing. That's the one thing from my experiences in 2005 that I've tried to pass on to a few of the young guys who haven't played Test cricket over here.
"England and Australia have a relationship that we play very hard against each other on the field but off it we get on very well.
"It's a great thing for both teams and for the representation of Test cricket and international sport and of how I love to play this game."