I fancy playing spin, says Clarke

After winning the battle against Indian spinners, Test debutant Michael Clarke said that the tour of 2003 helped him adapt to the subcontinent conditions.

After winning the battle against Indian spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, Australia's Test debutant Michael Clarke on Thursday said that the tour of 2003 for a tri-series helped him adapt to the subcontinent conditions.

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"It helped definitely to play One-Day Internationals in India," the 23-year-old said after cracking 151 on debut in the first Test in Bangalore on Thursday.

Clarke became the 17th Australian to make a hundred in his Test debut, and the first from his country to do it abroad since Harry Graham scored a century at The Lord's in 1893.

"It is a fantastic moment and a very special day. I am also very proud of making the century in front of my parents," he said.

"It is nice to have them here. Once I was selected in the squad to tour India. I decided to fly them over," said Clarke who on Wednesday became Australia's 389th Test player.