Three weeks in advance of his World Cup fitness deadline, Australian captain Michael Clarke will make his eagerly anticipated comeback from hamstring surgery in a Sydney local cricket match on Saturday.
Just a fortnight left to prove his fitness, Michael Clarke appeared to be heading in the right direction as the Australian captain bowled, fielded and batted without any signs of discomfort against Bangladesh in a practice match in Brisbane.
Australia's Steven Smith is all but certain to take the reins from Michael Clarke.
Defiant and angry Australian captain Michael Clarke has vowed to keep playing on after the Ashes series with England, with those suggesting he was finished talking "a complete load of rubbish".
Lauding Michael Clarke's leadership, Indian Test captain Virat Kohli congratulated the retiring Australian skipper for his 'magnificent cricket journey' which would end with the fifth and final Ashes Test against England.
A fit-again Michael Clarke, who recently returned to the Australian cricket team as vice-captain, wants to lead the side in future but only if incumbent Ricky Ponting decides to walk away on his own.
'Ponting would have been dropped had he not retired in 2012'
Even as the focus remains on the T20 World Cup which is less than a month away, Kohli and Rohit will hog the limelight in the three ODIs over the next seven days.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has endorsed Michael Clarke as his successor to captain Australia's Twenty20 side.
The Australian batsman hurt himself in the second over of the first day while fielding.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes Virat Kohli, who considers Test cricket as the pinnacle, could come out of retirement if India suffer a heavy defeat in the upcoming five-Test series in England.
No name is more evocative in Australian cricket than Donald Bradman and merely to be mentioned in the same sentence as the 20th century great is the highest praise that can be bestowed on a batsman.
Michael Clarke scored a defiant unbeaten 73 to save Australia the blushes as he steered his team to 267 for six on a keenly contested opening day of the third and final Test against South Africa in Sydney on Saturday.
The panic surrounding Australian captain Michael Clarke's fitness is showing no sign of subsiding as he still remains in doubt for Australia's ICC Champions Trophy opener against England on Saturday, with teammates beginning preparations without him in Birmingham.
Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has been cleared to take the field in the first one-day international against South Africa at the MCG, in Melbourne on Friday.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has said that India skipper Virat Kohli should not be 'bothered' by a couple of Australian journalists who are trying to 'tarnish his image'.
Australia vice captain Michael Clarke will delay his departure for the tour of West Indies due to the failing health of his fiancee's father. Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Friday that Clarke would join the Australian team at a later, as yet unspecified, date and that Brad Hodge would act as a temporary replacement.
Australia captain Michael Clarke won the Allan Border Medal as his country's Player of the Year for the third time on Monday.
New Zealand will pin their hopes on a rookie attack and field a new wicketkeeper when they take on the West Indies in the second Test in Wellington starting on Wednesday following a slew of injuries.
Australia captain Michael Clarke has claimed the Test series against India on their home turf will be one of the toughest challenges of his career.
New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell on Tuesday said it would be "silly to underestimate" Indian batting superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and backed the stalwarts to play next year's ODI World Cup.
- 'I honestly think Michael will be back after this hamstring surgery' - 'Thanks for all the well wishes. Surgery went really well'
Australian captain Michael Clarke has been selected to play in the first Ashes tour warm-up game against Somerset on Wednesday, giving a much-needed boost to Australia's Ashes campaign.
Shane Watson will captain Australia in the fourth and final Test against India in Delhi on Friday after Michael Clarke was withdrawn from the match with a back injury.
Among the cricketers, Australia's David Warner, Steve Smith and West Indies' Chris Gayle also wished the fans on Instagram.
Timing is everything in the cut-throat world of international cricket and Australian captain Michael Clarke knew the game was up for him.
The selectors saw a spark in Michael Clarke and showed faith in him. Now, says former Aussie batsman Michael Slater, he is repaying that faith.
Daryl Mitchell scored an unbeaten 131 from 117 balls to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India in the second One-Day International on Wednesday.
Michael Clarke has branded a prominent Australian sports journalist a 'headline chasing coward' in a rant on social media after the broadcaster linked the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal with cultural failings during his captaincy.
Australia captain Michael Clarke, signed up by the Pune Warriors India, was ruled out of the sixth edition of the IPL after failing to recover from his injuries.
Australia captain Michael Clarke has surpassed the run-scoring feat of Australia batting great Don Bradman after completing 7,000 Test runs during the first Test against India in Chennai on Friday.
The right-hander said the pitch was much as the same as Thursday, when 17 wickets fell in a frenetic day.
The Geelong schoolboy who shot to fame after advising struggling Michael Clarke on his batting technique is spot on in his judgement, says former Test cricketer Dean Jones.
Australia captain Michael Clarke doubts he will be fit for the start of the World Cup in February but hopes to be back at some stage during the tournament.
Australia captain Michael Clarke scored 45 in his first innings for three months and Shane Watson hit a breezy 90 as Australia made good progress in chasing Somerset's total of 320 in their four-day tour match on Thursday.
Injured Australia captain Michael Clarke is back in the nets and could return to competitive action by the end of the month in a major boost to the hosts before the start of the Ashes series on November 21.
As Michael Clarke gets ready to play the final Test of his career, what will be remembered -- like his predecessor Ricky Ponting -- will not be their many triumphs, but the failure to win the Ashes on English soil.
Australian hopes of winning the last One-day against Sri Lanka in Hobart to level the series was dealt a major blow after captain Michael Clarke rolled his ankle at training on Tuesday during a simple fielding drill and was carried from the ground.
Injured Michael Clarke was ruled out of Australia's seven-match ODI tour of India while left-hander Shaun Marsh, who has recovered from his hamstring injury following a long injury-lay off, was named in the 15-member squad. 22-year-old left-arm spinner Jon Holland is the new addition in the squad and was selected following his recent impressive performances for Australia A.
