<p>Clarke received a harsh response from the home fans when he came out to bat in the match, which Australia won by 51 runs to secure the seven-match series by taking an unbeatable 4-1 lead.<br /><br />The 29-year-old went on to top score for Australia with 54 in a sign of a return to form and after the match said he was not bothered by the boos.<br />"Obviously you would like people to be cheering but I can understand why a few of them are booing," he said.<br /><br />"I haven't performed as well as I would like so I don't blame the public for being disappointed with my performances.<br /><br />"It was nice to finally contribute and help the boys get a win -- it's a great feeling."<br />He hit ODI debutant Steve Finn for successive fours early in his innings to break the shackles of uncertainty on his way to scoring only his second half-century for Australia this season.<br /><br />The right-hander has struggled in all forms of the game and stepped down from the captaincy of the Australian Twenty20 team because of his poor form.<br /><br />He made just 193 runs at 21.44 in the Ashes Test series, and had scored 70 runs at 17.50 in the ODI series before Sunday.<br /><br />But his captaincy record in ODIs is strong, with 17 wins and just six defeats.<br />Although he said he "wouldn't dare" declare the slump was over, Clarke said he never doubted he would turn his form around.<br /><br />"I felt I had been hitting the ball pretty well -- I felt I was getting there," he said.<br />"It was just nice tonight to get off to a faster start which allowed me to not stress about how many balls I was facing, and just keep batting."<br /><br />Both teams emerged from the match with fresh injury worries. Australian batsman Shaun Marsh, who made a sparkling century batting at six in the second game of the series, but who has failed in all three innings at number three, hurt a hamstring and was unable to field.<br /><br />The injury-plagued Marsh was not named in Australia's World Cup squad, but is on standby for wounded veterans Mike Hussey (hamstring) and Ricky Ponting (finger).<br />Emerging England paceman Ajmal Shahzad, part of England's World Cup squad, also hurt his hamstring while bowling, pulling up sore late in the Australian innings.<br /><br />He bowled four more deliveries after pulling up, but then limped from the field at the end of the over. Chris Tremlett also missed Sunday's match with a side strain.</p>
<p>Clarke received a harsh response from the home fans when he came out to bat in the match, which Australia won by 51 runs to secure the seven-match series by taking an unbeatable 4-1 lead.<br /><br />The 29-year-old went on to top score for Australia with 54 in a sign of a return to form and after the match said he was not bothered by the boos.<br />"Obviously you would like people to be cheering but I can understand why a few of them are booing," he said.<br /><br />"I haven't performed as well as I would like so I don't blame the public for being disappointed with my performances.<br /><br />"It was nice to finally contribute and help the boys get a win -- it's a great feeling."<br />He hit ODI debutant Steve Finn for successive fours early in his innings to break the shackles of uncertainty on his way to scoring only his second half-century for Australia this season.<br /><br />The right-hander has struggled in all forms of the game and stepped down from the captaincy of the Australian Twenty20 team because of his poor form.<br /><br />He made just 193 runs at 21.44 in the Ashes Test series, and had scored 70 runs at 17.50 in the ODI series before Sunday.<br /><br />But his captaincy record in ODIs is strong, with 17 wins and just six defeats.<br />Although he said he "wouldn't dare" declare the slump was over, Clarke said he never doubted he would turn his form around.<br /><br />"I felt I had been hitting the ball pretty well -- I felt I was getting there," he said.<br />"It was just nice tonight to get off to a faster start which allowed me to not stress about how many balls I was facing, and just keep batting."<br /><br />Both teams emerged from the match with fresh injury worries. Australian batsman Shaun Marsh, who made a sparkling century batting at six in the second game of the series, but who has failed in all three innings at number three, hurt a hamstring and was unable to field.<br /><br />The injury-plagued Marsh was not named in Australia's World Cup squad, but is on standby for wounded veterans Mike Hussey (hamstring) and Ricky Ponting (finger).<br />Emerging England paceman Ajmal Shahzad, part of England's World Cup squad, also hurt his hamstring while bowling, pulling up sore late in the Australian innings.<br /><br />He bowled four more deliveries after pulling up, but then limped from the field at the end of the over. Chris Tremlett also missed Sunday's match with a side strain.</p>