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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ 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 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 Michael Clarke has not given up hope of Shane Watson returning to India for the fourth Test in Delhi, despite the vice-captain's indications that he is considering his cricket future http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624788.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624788.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:10:47 GMT Australia's vice-captain, Shane Watson, has been given a less than glowing endorsement from Cricket Australia's general manager of team performance Pat Howard, who has said Watson is "sometimes" a team player http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624658.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624658.html Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:48:59 GMT Michael Clarke is confident there will be no backlash against him from the four players axed for the third Test in Mohali over their failure to complete a task assessing themselves and the team http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624588.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624588.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:38:03 GMT Michael Clarke has stressed that the axing of four players for the third Test in Mohali was due to a continued failure of some players to meet the standards set by the team http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624571.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624571.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:28:20 GMT David Warner believes if Michael Clarke moves up from No. 5, it will add much-needed stability to Australia's top order but, he said, it would be disappointing as it meant the rest of the batsmen had not been performing http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624489.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624489.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:52:27 GMT Michael Clarke has suggested that there could be changes to Australia's line-up for the third Test in Mohali http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623592.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623592.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:02:12 GMT Michael Clarke has confirmed that he will move up the order from his customary No.5 position after Australia's shambolic display in both innings in Hyderabad http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623561.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623561.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:35:30 GMT Clarke was once again Australia's standout batsman but the innings crumbled either side of his hold-it-together stand with Matthew Wade to leave India in control http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623153.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623153.html Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:34:18 GMT Australia appear set to make a late change to their line-up for the second Test in Hyderabad after earlier indications were that they would use the same XI that lost in Chennai http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623023.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623023.html Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:36:40 GMT After India wrapped up their eight-wicket victory on the fifth morning in Chennai, Australia had a makeshift net set up around the dusty, crumbling pitch http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622700.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622700.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:17:21 GMT