Australia’s vice captain is heading back to the crease but his fiancée may be heading out the door.
Michael Clarke was today named in the test squad to play the Black Caps, but at the same time a removal truck’s arrived at the apartment he shares with Lara Bingle.
Clarke peeked out from behind his curtain as speculation builds the curtain is to fall on his high profile relationship.
Nicky Bridges, of Who magazine, says the public are addicted to scandal.
“Look let’s be honest – everyone loves a scandal. Even the word scandal is enough for people to pique their interest,” he says.
“It makes people more interesting all of a sudden. It is very messy which is why people are intrigued by it.”
Clarke’s friends say he is confused and lost.
Yesterday his fiancée gave reporters the finger. Today the only movement at the apartment was removal men packing a truck.
There is still no word on who was moving out, but the word is he’s asked her to go.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting said the team were in full support of Clarke.
“We’ll just give him as much time as he needs and all that we can do is just give him as much support as possible,” he says.
“He knows from all of us in the team that he’s got all the support he needs.”
This afternoon Clarke was named in the squad for the two-match test series in New Zealand.
He’s due to fly out Sunday or Monday. But Cricket Australia conceded there are no guarantees he will make the flight.
Psychologist Janet Hall says one photo has become a snapshot of two lives in turmoil.
“Somebody going through this national, naked exposure will feel that not only their privacy has been invaded, but their identity is been taken away,” she says