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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The former captain made his first-class debut aged 17, scored 28 Test centuries and led Australia to 2015 ODI World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/395200/395259.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1470124.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1470124.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/defined-his-generation-michael-clarke-joins-australias-hall-of-fame-1470124 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:57:11 GMT The former Australia captain believes that with a handful more runs and a fit Bumrah could have taken India to victory at the SCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/394100/394183.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1468220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1468220.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/michael-clarke-lauds-jasprit-bumrah-as-best-ever-all-format-quick-1468220 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:38:47 GMT 'Think it probably would have been suited for the end of a World Cup rather in the middle,' Clarke said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/382100/382164.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1439540.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1439540.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/michael-clarke-and-aaron-finch-question-timing-of-david-warners-ball-tampering-comments-1439540 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 21:57:53 GMT Former Test captain says he would rather see Lyon bowling in first-class cricket than doing a pre-season at home in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378700/378774.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1428761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1428761.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/doesnt-make-sense-michael-clarke-questions-cricket-australia-capping-nathan-lyons-county-stint-1428761 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:14:33 GMT Michael Clarke backs Marnus Labuschagne to come good but has spotted a technical issue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/374800/374893.6.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1419014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1419014.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/finch-puts-spotlight-on-australia-middle-order-theyre-not-great-numbers-1419014 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:40:45 GMT Warner's first Test captain did feel that this week would have been the perfect time for a full international retirement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/372500/372564.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1415210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1415210.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/michael-clarke-david-warners-value-stopped-his-contract-being-ripped-up-1415210 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:25:38 GMT Clarke was named an Officer and Larsen a Member in the general division https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216900/216987.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1224561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1224561.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1224561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rejects Michael Clarke's claim that Australia were "too scared" to take on the Indian captain during the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/284200/284206.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220386.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1220386 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Australia captain feels opponents don't go 'hard' at the Indians anymore https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/302100/302187.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220266.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1220266.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1220266 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Paine told ESPNcricinfo that his team has no concerns with being liked by the opposition and that the focus lies on winning back the Australian public's trust this summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274400/274498.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1167335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1167335.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1167335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former captain endorses David Warner's aggressive style, but old adversary Simon Katich says he's 'missing the point' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220800/220887.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1167307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1167307.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1167307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne was critical of Australia's selectors for the decision to recall Tim Paine, but former gloveman Ian Healy said that Paine "won't let Australia down" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267200/267260.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126264.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1126264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former Australia captain says Smith is ahead of the Indian captain in Tests, and feels they are pretty even as leaders https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267900/267909.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2017/content/story/1120507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2017/content/story/1120507.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1120507 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's former Test captain and vice-captain agree that forcing the issue verbally may do more harm to Australia than good https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/172300/172383.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1064231.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1064231.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1064231 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has signed with Kowloon Cantons for the inaugural edition of Hong Kong's domestic Twenty20 league, the Hong Kong T20 Blitz https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/234600/234693.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/hkg/content/story/1011913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/hkg/content/story/1011913.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-1011913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT John Hastings has said that the dressing room environment under Australia's current captain Steven Smith is more relaxed than it was under Michael Clarke; that seems to be helping the team on the field even as it bids for the top ranking https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/226700/226729.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-australia-2015-16/content/story/973697.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-australia-2015-16/content/story/973697.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-973697 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's selectors Rod Marsh and Darren Lehmann indicated to Michael Clarke that Peter Nevill was set to retain his place at Edgbaston before they told Brad Haddin they had not yet made a decision https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218700/218783.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/942399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/942399.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-942399 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has confirmed he will not play in the Big Bash League this year, having pulled out of his commitment to play for the Melbourne Stars https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216900/216987.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/916435.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/916435.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-916435 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has signed off for the final time as Australia's captain with a plea for groundsmen to be granted the freedom to prepare the pitches they see fit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220500/220577.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/913013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/913013.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-913013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the final Ashes Test at The Oval as England aim for 4-1 and Australia hunt for pride https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219600/219669.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/911083.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/911083.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-911083 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A list of stories and videos on the subject of Michael Clarke's retirement from cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220400/220435.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/910895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/910895.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-910895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's retiring captain Michael Clarke has implored his men to fight out his final Test match as deep as possible, at the end of an Ashes series in which the fifth day has been entirely redundant https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220400/220435.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/910825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/910825.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-910825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Taylor, an ardent supporter and vocal defender of Michael Clarke, calls his legacy as a champion of bright and aggressive cricket as one that is undeniable https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220300/220359.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/910739.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/910739.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-910739 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's cricketers have responded angrily to suggestions that the presence of their partners and children on tour contributed to the team's loss of the Ashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/201800/201893.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/908411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/908411.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-908411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Australia coach John Buchanan has said the baggy green culture within the side seemed to have "disappeared a bit" under the captaincy of Michael Clarke https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219700/219737.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/908405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/908405.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-908405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke's insistence before this match that he would not retire was a mask he wore to shield Australia's Ashes squad from the doubts he was feeling about his future every time he came to the batting crease https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219600/219669.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/907967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/907967.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-907967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia captain Michael Clarke is set to retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing Ashes series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219400/219445.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/907759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/907759.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-907759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke praised the skill of Stuart Broad, rather than blame the failings of his batsmen, after Australia were bowled out for 60 on the first morning at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219400/219445.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/907163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/907163.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-907163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Broad produced one of great Ashes displays as he took 8 for 15 to dismantle a woeful Australia for 60 before lunch on the opening day at Trent Bridge to heighten England's chances of regaining the Ashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219400/219437.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906795.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-906795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Careers and legacies are on the line at Trent Bridge. If Australia win, Michael Clarke will have one more chance to be an Ashes winner in England. If they lose, big decisions await https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219300/219389.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906685.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-906685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge as England seek to regain the urn and Australia aim to stay alive https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219200/219253.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906579.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906579.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-906579 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has delivered an impassioned statement of desire to carry on after this Ashes series, rebuking suggestions he is near the finish line as "a complete load of rubbish" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218900/218981.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906251.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906251.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-906251 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Whether Michael Clarke stays at No. 4 or drops to No. 5, attacks or attempts to grind things out, his search for runs will continue at two of his least-favourite venues https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218900/218981.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/905889.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/905889.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-905889 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has put the onus on himself to turnaround the performances of Australia's under performing middle order https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219000/219085.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/905331.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/905331.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-905331 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia appear to have momentum on their side after a crushing win at Lord's but the series is poised at 1-1 with three Tests to play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218700/218781.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903969.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-903969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's unassuming batting coach Michael di Venuto has the responsibility for rousing into form a batsman of far greater accomplishment than his own https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218500/218533.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903267.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-903267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As Chris Rogers made his first careful steps towards being passed fit for the Birmingham Test with some gentle walks around the Derby outfield, Michael Clarke sought to find his own path to batting form and confidence in the middle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218600/218635.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903153.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-903153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Marsh scored a hundred against Derbyshire to ensure he was in a decent frame of mind should Chris Rogers not recover in time for the third Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218500/218535.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/902729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/902729.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-902729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke believes the hardy union of Chris Rogers and Steven Smith on the first day of the Lord's Test was the performance that decided the match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218100/218187.3.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/900923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/900923.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-900923 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With conditions in their favour, Warwickshire valiantly fought their way back into the match at Chester-le-Street. On a gradually improving day they had the full evening session to begin their pursuit of 265 to beat Durham and reached 125 for 3 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217700/217727.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/898659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/898659.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-898659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's selectors will be compelled to consider the position of Shane Watson and are also likely to have to draft in Peter Siddle to replace Mitchell Starc for the Lord's Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217400/217441.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/897621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/897621.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-897621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has admitted that Australia will have to adapt quickly if the pitches produced for the Investec Ashes series are similar in character to that in Cardiff https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217400/217447.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/897585.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/897585.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-897585 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke underlined his side must stick to the methods that have reaped benefits in the past, which includes an aggressive, occasionally unsociable manner on the field https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216000/216083.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/894837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/894837.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-894837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has defended his spin bowlers Nathan Lyon and Fawad Ahmed after both were subjected to considerable punishment in the tourists' opening two tour matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216600/216689.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/893831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/893831.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-893831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Starc and Michael Clarke impressed for the Australians although it was another uneven display against Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216700/216755.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/893805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/893805.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-893805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Marsh began his Ashes tour with a century against Kent to stake a claim for retaining his spot in the Test side but there were also runs for Chris Rogers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216300/216341.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/891323.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/891323.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-891323 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has emphatically denied ever instructing David Warner to sledge opponents, and stated that the coach Darren Lehmann has never done so either https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/211100/211197.5.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/889989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/889989.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-889989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With no weak links in the four-man bowling unit that took on the West Indies, the availability of Ryan Harris for the Ashes will give the Australian selectors much to ponder https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/215500/215591.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2015/content/story/888153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2015/content/story/888153.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-888153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Freed up to speak about the Ashes after doing their best to concentrate on a lopsided series against the West Indies, Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke have offered a simple message to a newly aggressive and creative England team: bring it on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/208500/208509.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/888013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/888013.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-888013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After injuring his hamstring during the Adelaide Test last summer, Michael Clarke's future as an international cricketer was uncertain. However, surgery has helped Clarke lead Australia to a World Cup triumph and now to a Test win in the Caribbean https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200700/200723.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2015/content/story/885769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2015/content/story/885769.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-885769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For an hour or so on the final day it appeared as though the WICB President's XI would have the option of enforcing the follow-on against their better-known opposition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214400/214447.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2015/content/story/882301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2015/content/story/882301.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-882301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has said he feels for Kevin Pietersen over his ongoing exclusion from the England side and said any team without Pietersen in it was weaker for his absence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213400/213445.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/877035.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/877035.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-877035 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke will make his BBL debut as captain of the Melbourne Stars next summer after signing with the team for the next two years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/209800/209879.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/862287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/862287.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-862287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At the end of a tumultuous summer, Michael Clarke admitted he spoke of a World Cup victory based on skill over emotion as a way of convincing himself that he could endure the toll of this most draining season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/209800/209853.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/857177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/857177.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-857177 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes there is "no doubt at all" that Steven Smith should take over from Michael Clarke as the team's next ODI leader https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/209600/209621.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/857145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/857145.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-857145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that the 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand will be his final ODI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/209700/209737.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/856431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/856431.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-856431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has pinpointed the narrow defeat to New Zealand in Auckland as the "kick up the backside," his team needed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/209500/209581.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/856169.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/856169.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-856169 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sydney's semi-final will determine much about whether Michael Clarke will finish this tournament as a winner, or as a thwarted leader pondering his options https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/209500/209537.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/855383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/855383.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-855383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia are hopeful a well-grassed Adelaide Oval pitch will provide enough assistance for the hosts' fast bowlers to dismantle Pakistan and thus prevent their own strong pace battery from doing likewise in the third World Cup quarter-final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/207100/207173.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/852351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/852351.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-852351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke hinted at some confusion within the team over Shane Watson's omission and rapid recall from the World Cup team across games against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/208000/208027.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/846229.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/846229.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-846229 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's selectors appear to have been wrong-footed by a bone dry SCG surface forcing them to consider the recall of Shane Watson and the inclusion of the left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty for his first game of the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205600/205667.2.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/844651.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/844651.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-844651 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In yet another press conference dominated by questions regarding his fitness, Michael Clarke reiterated that he was "as fit and as healthy as I've felt in at least five years" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/207100/207173.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/842421.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/842421.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-842421 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With cyclones Marcia and Lam battering Queensland, the prospects for Saturday's World Cup game between Australia and Bangladesh look very grim https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/206300/206331.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/835341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/835341.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-835341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia and Bangladesh have not met each other in the 50-over contest since April 2011 and the grim weather sweeping across Brisbane on match eve suggests they may keep waiting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/206100/206161.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/835267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/835267.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-835267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's meticulously planned World Cup campaign may be about to experience a first hiccup, due to the dire weather forecast for Brisbane over the coming week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205600/205679.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/834017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/834017.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-834017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne believes Michael Clarke is fitter than he has been for five years and should have been picked for Australia's World Cup opener against England on Saturday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/180900/180937.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/830307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/830307.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-830307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke will not be rushed back for Australia's World Cup opener against England at the MCG despite his encouraging performance in a warm-up win over the UAE https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205400/205423.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/829941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/829941.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-829941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Aaron Finch has declared Michael Clarke's comeback into Australia's one-day outfit "a great success", and said the captain did not appear to be hampered by his hamstring during his innings of 64 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205400/205483.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/829677.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/829677.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-829677 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke's steady comeback from hamstring surgery continued at the MCG, where he made 64, then bowled and fielded effectively in Australia's clinical victory over the UAE in their final World Cup warm-up game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205400/205419.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/829383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/829383.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-829383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has confirmed that captain Michael Clarke will play Wednesday's warm-up match against the UAE in Melbourne, barring any mishaps at training before that https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205000/205021.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/828071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/828071.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-828071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson has expressed his pleasure at being led by Michael Clarke, whose "calibre" and "experience" , Watson believed, boded really well for the team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164500/164501.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/827221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/827221.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-827221 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Sutherland spoke with Michael Clarke to reassure the captain of his support at the top level of Cricket Australia in a private meeting before Allan Border Medal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200400/200443.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/826933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/826933.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-826933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke is closing the gap between his current level of physical output and the peak of fitness that he expects of himself during the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205000/205077.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/826887.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/826887.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-826887 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke bowled, fielded and then batted at Allan Border Field on Thursday to take a major step towards being passed fit to captain Australia in their second World Cup match against Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205000/205021.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/826621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/826621.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-826621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's coach Darren Lehmann has declared he is "sick of" speculation around the fitness and leadership of Michael Clarke and insists he wants the Test and ODI captain in harness for the World Cup, the tour of the West Indies and the Ashes in England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200200/200217.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/826225.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/826225.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-826225 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has said he would be prepared to play on under Steven Smith's captaincy if the selectors decided to hand the job to Smith on a full-time basis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200400/200443.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/825991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/825991.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-825991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Michael Clarke back-and-hamstring sideshow will go on, but it is James Faulkner's injury that has greater potential to hurt Australia's World Cup campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/204800/204867.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/825983.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/825983.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-825983 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke's return to cricket after hamstring surgery was not quite fluent, but he played a helpful sheet-anchor role at No. 3 for Western Suburbs against Gordon at Chatswood Oval in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/204700/204773.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/825573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/825573.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-825573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke will play grade cricket for Western Suburbs in Sydney this weekend and Cricket Australia is confident he is on track to be fit for Australia's second World Cup match against Bangladesh on February 21 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/203500/203507.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/825187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/825187.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-825187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former South Africa Captain Graeme Smith believes Australia's decision to include Michael Clarke in their World Cup squad despite serious injury concerns could be "disruptive", while former India Captain Rahul Dravid called the move "very un-Australian" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200700/200723.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/821695.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/821695.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-821695 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has said he is recovering well from the hamstring injury he suffered during the first Test in Adelaide and hopes to be fit in time for the 2015 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200300/200399.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/813131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/813131.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-813131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have not given up hope of captain Michael Clarke leading them at the World Cup after positive reports from the surgeon who operated on his injured hamstring this week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200700/200723.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/811221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/811221.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-811221 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke's chances of leading Australia in their home World Cup campaign appear extremely slim after Cricket Australia confirmed he would have surgery on his injured right hamstring on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200700/200723.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/810447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/810447.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-810447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's selectors and board will deliberate overnight on the choice of captain for Wednesday's second Test at the Gabba, after Michael Clarke's frank admission about his clouded future gave all parties reason for pause https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/196000/196073.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/810207.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/810207.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-810207 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has admitted he may never play again after chronic back and hamstring problems overtook him during the first Test against India in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200600/200615.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/809897.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/809897.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-809897 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Injections, massage, exercise and no little motivation allowed Michael Clarke to fashion a remarkable hundred in the midst of a back flare-up at Adelaide Oval, but Australia's selectors must now deliberate over how sustainable such a combination will be f https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200400/200443.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/809055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/809055.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-809055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke battled through severe back pain to make his 28th Test hundred, Steven Smith scored his fifth and the pair punished India's inconsistent bowlers on a second day badly hit by rain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200400/200403.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/808909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/808909.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-808909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke left Adelaide Oval for further treatment after retiring hurt with an apparent relapse of his chronic back condition during day one of the first Test against India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200300/200337.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/808647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/808647.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-808647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke joined the Australian team at training on Saturday morning, which has given them a boost in the lead-up to the first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200100/200107.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/807785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/807785.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-807785 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke's hopes of leading Australia in the Adelaide Test will depend on how his hamstring holds up at training over the next few days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/198000/198011.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/807475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/807475.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-807475 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Full text of Michael Clarke's tribute to Phillip Hughes at the funeral in Macksville on December 3 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/199900/199901.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/806877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/806877.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-806877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has marked what would have been Phillip Hughes' 26th birthday by writing an emotional tribute in his newspaper column https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100200/100274.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/805747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/805747.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-805747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's distraught captain Michael Clarke has spoken about Phillip Hughes on behalf of the national team at the SCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/199500/199573.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/805111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/805111.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-805111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Through the Hughes family's ordeal, Michael Clarke was a constant presence, fighting his own grief but equally doing his best to comfort and console, when little of either could be found anywhere https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/199300/199341.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/803805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/803805.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-803805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Sutherland, the CA chief executive, will ask for an explanation from Michael Clarke about why he continued to plan for a grade-match appearance despite advice to the contrary from the national selectors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/196300/196339.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2014-15/content/story/803047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-sri-lanka-2014-15/content/story/803047.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-803047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT By saying he he can still make the Gabba Test despite being ruled out of the warm-up game in Adelaide, Michael Clarke is effectively daring the Australia selectors to rule him out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/196600/196695.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/802845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/802845.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-802845 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has been bizarrely ruled out of the two-day India tour match hours after selectors had marked it down as his pathway to prove his fitness for the first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/198000/198061.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/802727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/802727.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-802727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket New South Wales will investigate the measures taken by Michael Clarke's grade club to allow the injured Australian captain to have a bat next weekend if he is fit enough to do so https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/198000/198061.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/802347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/802347.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-802347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke's chances of playing the first Test at the Gabba appear extremely slim, after the Cricket Australia physio Alex Kountouris revealed the captain will be unable to run or bat until at most a week before the match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/198000/198061.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/801655.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/801655.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-801655 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the Brisbane Test against India less than a month away, Australia coach Darren Lehmann has indicated that "there's a few things going on behind the scenes", as the team look for a replacement captain to fill in for Michael Clarke, who could miss the https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173700/173745.4.jpg https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/800867.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2014-15/content/story/800867.html https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/-800867 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT