Former Hampshire batsman Michael Clarke claimed the Adelaide Test win was one of the highlights of his cricketing career.

Clarke scored a career-defining century in the first innings - the third of his Test career and his first since 2004 - and was at the crease when Australia scored the winning run.

"It was an unbelievable day," said the batsman who played at the Rose Bowl for most of the English 2004 domestic season under Warne's captaincy.

"To be part of this series is just fantastic and to be out there batting when 'Huss' (Michael Hussey) hit the winning runs was the perfect day for Australian cricket."

However, Hampshire skipper Shane Warne also reminded reporters that England held the advantage for much of the Test and they should not be written off for the rest of the Ashes series.

"At this stage we are not getting carried away with the win," he said.

"We are just concentrating on playing good cricket.

"We said all the way along we are just going to play each Test match and just keep our feet on the ground and keep playing good cricket.

"If we keep playing good cricket then hopefully things will go our way for the rest of the series.

"To win a Test that way has given us a bit of momentum going into next week's match and we are 2-0 up which means the have to win two of the next three Test matches to retain the Ashes.

"Hopefully we can win in Perth and go 3-0 up and win the series."

Warne admitted that bowling 27 straight overs took its toll on his body and he was looking forward to a week's rest before the next Test in Perth, beginning on December 14.

"Yeah, the body is pretty sore and I've got a bit of a headache," Warne said.

"So I am glad we have a week until the next Test.

"I will really enjoy getting into the pool and just relaxing.

"But then we've got three Test in pretty much three weeks so it is going to be pretty tough."