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| Clarke showed glimpses of his form during his 50 inthe last game. |
Cricket Australia is not too concerned about the boos Michael Clarke got during an one-dayer against England and has backed the embattled skipper to reclaim the fan-base with solid batting performances.
Dismissing the booing fans at the Gabba one-dayer against England as a "small minority", CA said they would be back to supporting the batsman once he gets back in form, signs of which he showed during his knock of 54 in the match that Australia won by 51 runs on Sunday.
"There's absolutely no doubt that over the eight years he's been remarkably popular," CA's head of public affairs, Peter Young, was quoted as saying by 'The Sydney Morning Herald'
"At the fundamental core, when you look at why do sponsors go to him, it's because their own research shows he is remarkably popular with the public. At the moment he's had a lean summer and he's getting an earful from the Australian crowd who do that," he added.
Young said what Clarke faced at Gabba was normal for any high-profile sportsperson going through a lean patch.
"Every Australian player you talk to will tell you that from time to time their harshest critics are the Australian fans sitting in the (stadiums)," he said.
"When a team's down on form generally their own supporters are the harshest critic," he added.
Young, however, conceded that it was disappointing to see the skipper being booed by home fans.
"Our point of view is that it's disappointing when any Australian athlete gets that sort of reception from a small minority at matches.
"Our view is he's carried himself with some dignity under pressure when that's has happened to him."
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