AFTER a week from hell, Michael Clarke last night asked if he could start the cricket season all over again.
If you choose to believe some wildly speculative reports, Clarke was so unpopular within the Aussie team that Marcus North was emerging as a contender for the Test captaincy when Ricky Ponting retires.
Forget for a minute that North has been struggling just to keep hold of his own baggy green cap.
And forget that North himself later broke down in fits of hysterical laughter.
Like Clarke, he's just glad Australia had a win.
"We don't like losing games," McKay said. "I think in this game tonight we played some very good cricket to kick-start our summer along nicely leading into the Ashes.
"Hopefully tonight is the first step in the right direction to make sure we play some good cricket all summer."
A new fast-bowling star was also unearthed last night in the shape of 196cm left-armer Mitchell Starc.
The 20-year-old tore into Sri Lanka to finish with 4-27 as Australia reached 2-119 in reply to the tourists' meagre 115.
Starc, who hails from western Sydney, was a wicketkeeper until only six years ago when he decided to discard the gloves and grab the red ball.
"I was too tall for keeping, so I took the ball and started bowling," said Starc, who has been mentored by former Australian spearhead Craig McDermott at the Cricket Academy.
"I'm feeling pretty good. It was good to get the first wicket out of the way.
"It's a great feeling."
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