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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ A strong show of unity is needed after the problems that have dogged the start of their tour http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/643239.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/643239.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:01:09 GMT Michael Clarke has admitted the off-field drama surrounding the Australia team has affected preparation for his side's must-win group match against Sri Lanka http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/642649.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/642649.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:54:51 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has conceded the actions of David Warner and other team-mates in Birmingham have constituted a serious blow to his leadership http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/642351.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/642351.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:48:25 GMT Michael Clarke is not certain whether he will be fit to face Sri Lanka in Australia's vital last Champions Trophy group match on Monday but has declared that he "will definitely be back for the Ashes" http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/641795.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/641795.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:30:31 GMT Australia will again be without their captain Michael Clarke for Wednesday's Champions Trophy match against New Zealand as he continues to battle an ongoing back problem http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/640711.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/640711.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:35:03 GMT Michael Clarke has been ruled out of Australia's opening Champions Trophy match against England on Saturday and vice-captain George Bailey will lead the side in his absence http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/639409.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/639409.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:21:23 GMT Australia took one look at their worst nightmare and discovered that it felt as real as ever after being bowled out for 65 in Cardiff with their captain Michael Clarke on the sidelines http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/639103.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/639103.html Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:43:35 GMT Four days before Australia's opening Champions Trophy match against England, Michael Clarke will visit a specialist in London after his long-standing back problem flared up http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/638976.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/638976.html Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:16:29 GMT Michael Clarke flew out of Sydney on Sunday night confident that a strong start to Australia's tour of England in the Champions Trophy could have a knock-on effect for the Ashes http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/637956.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/637956.html Mon, 27 May 2013 01:35:57 GMT As he delivered a series of reassurances that a degenerative back condition would not hobble his forthcoming Ashes campaign, Australia's captain Michael Clarke issued a stern reminder that the tourists' promising pace battery would be rendered useless wit http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/635960.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/635960.html Wed, 15 May 2013 05:56:31 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke was taken by ambulance to Sutherland hospital in Sydney overnight after suffering a severe bout of gastroenteritis http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/627468.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/627468.html Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:20:11 GMT Michael Clarke will forsake the IPL in order take much-needed rest at home as the best remedy for back and hamstring problems http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626782.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626782.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:59:34 GMT As a senior player with a good record from his previous Tests in India, much more was needed from Shane Watson in this series http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626645.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626645.html Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:28:14 GMT Michael Clarke returned home early from India nursing a tender back and a humbled team http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626514.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626514.html Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:30:07 GMT Michael Clarke is almost certain to miss his first Test in Delhi due to the degenerative back injury he has sustained throughout his career http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626089.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626089.html Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:02:37 GMT Shane Watson's chances of captaining Australia for the first time in Test cricket appear to have risen after Michael Clarke failed to train in Delhi on Wednesday http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625890.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625890.html Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:10:25 GMT Shane Watson's return to India ahead of the fourth Test in Delhi will create a selection conundrum if the captain Michael Clarke is passed fit after suffering back pain in Mohali http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625799.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625799.html Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:04:11 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has said that a defensive, time-wasting mindset never entered his thinking as India slowly cruised to a six-wicket victory that won them the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Mohali http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625722.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625722.html Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:55:30 GMT Michael Clarke has never missed a Test match due to his ongoing back injury but faces an enormous challenge to prove his fitness over the next three days after struggling through the Mohali Test http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625693.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625693.html Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:45:57 GMT Australia's miserable tour of India could become even worse with the captain Michael Clarke battling a back injury that may affect his ability to bat on the final day in Mohali http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625509.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625509.html Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:25:43 GMT