Australia v Sri Lanka: Clarke sets new Australia run record

Australia captain Michael Clarke became his country's highest-ever run scorer in a calendar year after making 106 on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Melbourne.
Clarke's tally of 1,595 from 11 Tests beats Ricky Ponting's 1,544 from 15 Tests in 2005.
It was Clarke's 22nd Test century, but his first at the MCG.
"It's always nice to make runs and even nicer to make a century for Australia," he said afterwards.

Clarke, who had been a doubt for the match with a hamstring problem, reached his batting milestone when he got to 56 shortly before lunch and he admitted he was honoured to beat his recently-retired compatriot's mark.
"To me Ricky Ponting is one of the all-time great players Australia's ever had, so to beat Ricky at something is a fantastic achievement, so I'm very proud," Clarke added.
"Numbers have never really bothered me too much. It's nice to be making runs and leading by example as one of the leaders in the team and the captain of the team, I think it's really important that the captain is doing that.
"But to me it's about winning games. If I am helping this team have success then I feel like that's part of my job. As long as we keep winning that's my priority."
The home side, who won the opening test earlier this month, survived a middle-order collapse to be 440-8 at close of play - a lead of 284 runs.

Top Australian batsmen with most runs in a calendar year

• Michael Clarke (2012) 1,595 runs in 18 innings
• Ricky Ponting (2005) 1,544 runs in 28 innings
• Ricky Ponting (2003) 1,503 runs in 18 innings
• Justin Langer (2004) 1,481 runs in 27 innings
• Matthew Hayden (2001) 1,391 runs in 25 innings

- BBC.co.uk