Factbox - Australia captain Michael Clarke

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Factbox on Australia captain Michael Clarke who announced on Saturday he was retiring from international cricket after the final Ashes test. - - - * Born on April 2, 1981 at Liverpool, New South Wales * Nickname: Pup, Clarkey * Made his test debut against India at Bangalore in 2004, hitting a century in the match. * Has played 114 tests, scoring 8628 runs with 28 centuries and 27 half-centuries and averaging just under 50 * His highest test score of 329 not out came against India in Sydney in 2012 * A brilliant slip fielder, Clarke has taken 131 catches in tests and 106 in ODIs. * Groomed as a future leader, Clarke took over as Australia captain after Ricky Ponting quit after the 2011 World Cup. * One of the best players of spin bowling, Clarke has often held together Australia's innings. * Made his ODI debut against England in Adelaide in 2003 * Ended ODI career after leading Australia to World Cup victory in March. * Scored 7981 runs from 245 ODI matches with eight centuries and 58 half-centuries * Clarke averaged more than 44 in ODIs and his highest score of 130 came against India at Bangalore in 2007 * A part-time left-arm spinner, Clarke has taken 31 test wickets and 57 in ODIs. * His best bowling figures, six wickets for nine runs, were also against India, in Mumbai in 2004. * Also played 34 Twenty20 Internationals, before quitting that format in 2011 to focus on the longer versions of the game. (Compiled Amlan Chakraborty; editing by Julian Linden)