Mar 14, 2010 A girl holds a sign in reference to swimsuit model and Michael Clarke's girlfriend Lara Bingle as Clarke (L) looks on in Darwin in 2008. Clarke has confirmed his split from Bingle, almost a week after leaving Australia's tour of New Zealand to sort out his troubled relationship. © AFP | Mar 11, 2010 Lara Bingle (R), model and fiancee of Australian cricketer Michael Clarke, with McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain (L) at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in 2009. Australian great Steve Waugh is backing Michael Clarke to make a name for himself as a future Test captain despite his current high-profile off-field troubles, reports said Thursday. © AFP | Mar 10, 2010 Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke, seen here at the Brit Oval in London in 2009. Clarke has quit the tour of New Zealand and flown home for personal reasons, officials said, as a report linked the move to a nude photo scandal involving his model fiancee. © AFP | Jan 31, 2010 The New Zealand blackcaps celebrate the wicket of opener Australian Matthew Hayden in Sydney in 2007. New Zealand ended a three-month global search for a national cricket coach Saturday with the appointment of former local Test batsman Mark Greatbatch. © AFP |