Michael Clarke has been spotted for the first time since his girlfriend Pip Edwards was slammed online for sharing seemingly contradicting messages about Australia Day on Tuesday.
The retired cricketer, 39, wore a rather sour expression as he stepped out in Sydney on Wednesday after a visit to the gym.
Clutching a protein shaker in one hand and his mobile phone in the other, Michael wore a pensive expression as he pounded the pavement alone.
Solemn: Michael Clarke, 39, (pictured) looked solemn as he stepped out in Sydney on Wednesday - a day after his girlfriend Pip Edwards, 40, was slammed on social media for 'tone deaf' Australia Day posts
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerThe father-of-one dressed for action, wearing a navy T-shirt, black sports shorts and a pair of crisp white sneakers.
He shaded his face from the sun with a black baseball cap, and carried the rest of his belongings in a black leather backpack.
Michael also showcased a glimpse at his sprawling tattoo collection, including a large 'carpe diem' inking on his left forearm.
Pensive: Clutching a protein shaker in one hand and his mobile phone in the other, Michael wore a pensive expression as he pounded the pavement alone
Blowing off some steam at the gym? The father-of-one dressed for action, wearing a navy T-shirt, black sports shorts and a pair of crisp white sneakers
Celebration: The sighting comes a day after Michael (centre) and his activewear mogul girlfriend Pip celebrated Australia Day by attending a party where the Aboriginal flag was mistakenly flown upside down
The sighting comes a day after Michael and his activewear mogul girlfriend Pip, 40, celebrated Australia Day by attending a party where the Aboriginal flag was mistakenly flown upside down.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerPip documented the event on Instagram, despite having uploaded an anti-Australia Day message hours earlier.
Fans were quick to slam the fashion designer for sharing conflicting messages.
Opinion: On Tuesday morning, Pip had shared a letter to a publication (pictured) which argued that Australia Day shouldn't be celebrated on January 26
On Tuesday morning, Pip took to Instagram Stories to share a letter that had been printed in a publication which argued that Australia Day should not be celebrated on January 26 - the date when Britain's First Fleet arrived at Sydney Cove.
The post put forward a hypothetical question - if modern Australia were invaded and the locals were then subject to the same mistreatment as Aborigines were in the colonial era 'would we and our descendants want to "celebrate" the anniversary of that day'?
