Clarke a doubtful starter for Sunday's tri-series match against India - Cricket News Update
The stand in Australia captain, Ricky Ponting is likely to continue the role of the caretaker for one more game after regular skipper Michael Clarke confirmed on Friday, he was unlikely to recover completely from the hamstring injury that kept him out of
today’s tri-series match against Sri Lanka.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 last Sunday.
It was expected that Clarke would recover from the grade one hamstring injury before the match against India to be played at Brisbane on Sunday, February 19, 2012. On Friday morning, shortly before the start of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746-Sri Lanka match, it was revealed
that the injured Aussie skipper will not recovered completely and in all probability, miss Sunday’s triangular Commonwealth Bank series match at Gabba as well.
"I've got a little hamstring strain," said Clarke on Channel Nine today.
"I'm confident it's on the mend. It's probably unlikely I'll be fit for Brisbane though. I've had a lot of work over the last couple of days and I think the physio Alex would prefer me to rest in Brisbane. But I'm not far away at all," he added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 took over the captaincy role from Ponting in April last year, after the latter stepped down in the wake of team’s dismal performance in the Ashes series as well as the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Since then, Clarke has led the side in 11 Tests, with a
win loss ratio of seven to two, while 2 have ended in draws.
His record as the one-day captain is equally impressive, as he has captained the Kangaroos in 14 One Day Internationals over the past 10 months, losing only four.
The appointment of Ricky Ponting as the stand in captain ahead of regular vice-captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 has not gone well with Australians. The Australian media as well as former players and pundits have questioned the appointment.
Ponting, on Thursday tried to clear the air by stating he is just a caretaker and that too for one game only, but the latest update on Clarke is likely to stretch the 'Ponting Vs Warner' debate for another one week.
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