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Clarke unconcerned by spinners' struggles

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

03-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig in Chelmsford

Starc, Clarke provide bright spots

Mitchell Starc and Michael Clarke impressed for the Australians although it was another uneven display against Essex

03-Jul-2015•Daniel Brettig in Chelmsford

Shaun Marsh makes his pitch for Test retention

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

25-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canterbury

Clarke denies ordering Warner to sledge

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

21-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig

England challenged to take Australia on

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

15-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig

Brand new hamstring, brand new start for Clarke

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

10-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig in Kingston

Lehmann admits cobwebs remain

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

29-May-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

England 'not as strong' without KP - Clarke

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

17-May-2015•Brydon Coverdale

Clarke to captain Melbourne Stars

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

17-Apr-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Clarke speaks of emotional toll

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

29-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Ponting endorses Smith as next ODI captain

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

29-Mar-2015•Gaurav Kalra

Clarke to quit ODIs after World Cup final

Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that the 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand will be his final ODI

28-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

Auckland 'turning point' for Australia - Clarke

Australia's captain Michael Clarke has pinpointed the narrow defeat to New Zealand in Auckland as the "kick up the backside," his team needed

26-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Clarke's crucial leadership test

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

25-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Australia hope Adelaide grass greener

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

19-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Clarke shrugs off latest selection issue

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

08-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Australia wrong-footed by dry pitch

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

07-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

'I feel really good, thank you' - Clarke

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"

03-Mar-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Perth

Grim outlook for Gabba match

With cyclones Marcia and Lam battering Queensland, the prospects for Saturday's World Cup game between Australia and Bangladesh look very grim

20-Feb-2015•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Clarke's back but contest under cloud

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

20-Feb-2015•The Preview by Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

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