Australia fast bowler Stuart Clark could be ruled out of the return tour of South Africa after failing to recover from his elbow injury, a newspaper report claimed on Wednesday.
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Australia paceman Stuart Clark will miss the second Test against India starting on Friday after failing to recover from an elbow injury.
Clark, Australia's leading wicket-taker in the Ashes series against England, was left out in favour of the faster Shaun Tait.
The 31-year-old pacer has been a model of consistency in his first Ashes series, taking 21 wickets to equal Shane Warne.
Ashley Noffke and Adam Voges have been added to the Australian squad for Sunday's ODI against India.
Stuart Clark took five wickets for 55 on his debut to snatch the advantage for Australia on the first day of the first Test against South Africa.
Brett Lee said he was pleased to have achieved the milestone of 250 Test wickets. 'It feels fantastic. When you're nine years of age and thinking of playing one Test match and taking one Test wicket and then to think you're in the 250 club, it's a pretty special moment. I'm a very proud man,' he said.
A fit-again Michael Clarke on Wednesday returned to Australia's 12-member squad as its vice-captain for the first cricket Test against the West Indies starting on November 26 in Brisbane.
Pacer Stuart Clarke was on Thursday ruled of Australia's Test tour to South Africa after he failed to recover from an elbow injury. Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) said it would like to give further time to Clark, who underwent surgery six weeks ago to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, to recover from his injury and therefore he will not be considered for selection for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa.
Australia have called uncapped fast bowler Stuart Clark into their squad for the third Ashes Test
Australia recalled seamer Stuart Clark in place of Shaun Tait for the one-day tri-series against Sri Lanka and India.
Paceman Stuart Clark is not guaranteed a place in Australia's team for the fifth and deciding Ashes test against England despite his strong performance at Headingley, chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said on Wednesday.
India, dismissed for 196 in the first innings, trail Australia by 179 runs at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test.
Australia's squad for the series involving India and Sri Lanka, with the exception of Shaun Tait, is the same squad that played against New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.
Pacer Stuart Clark's elbow injury kept him out of Australia's practice session in Mohali on Wednesday and team physio Alex Kountouris will assess him on Thursday to find out if he could be fit in time for the second Test against India starting on Friday. In case Clark fails to recover in time, either Peter Siddle or Doug Bollinger is virtually assured of winning their first Test cap.
Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has admitted that his team-mates are worried over the fact that they will be visiting New Delhi to play a Test match where recently bomb blasts claimed many lives. Australia are scheduled to play the third Test of their four-match series in New Delhi from October 29.
West Indies trailed Australia by 316 runs with seven first-innings wickets remaining after seamer Stuart Clark claimed the hosts' top three batsmen on the second day of the first Test on Friday. Clark's excellent spell of three for 18, including the prize wicket of captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, left the hosts struggling on 115 for three chasing Australia's total of 431.
Fast bowlers Nathan Bracken and Stuart Clark and batsmen Brad Hodge along with David Hussey and wicketkeeper Graham Manou have been dropped from the new contract list announced by Cricket Australia in Melbourne on Wednesday.
But the ex-Australian spinner Stuart MacGill was acquitted in a charge of commercial drug supply
Cricket Australia has picked Doug Bollinger ahead of fellow pacer Stuart Clark for a spot in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Gabba starting next week.
Kent have defended the decision to sign Australian bowler Stuart Clark for the run-up to the Ashes series after criticism from English cricket's chief that the move may help their age-old rivals. Kent announced on Tuesday they had signed the 33-year-old seamer until June as he recovers from the elbow injury which has kept him out of Australia's tour of South Africa.
Stating that Sachin Tendulkar's mental strength makes him a legendary batsman, former Australia pacer Stuart Clark has said the 'modern-day Don Bradman' would get to his elusive 100th international century in the second Test against Australia in Sydney.
Off-spinner Dan Cullen has been drafted into Australia's squad for the Champions Trophy in place of injured paceman Stuart Clark.
Middlesex fast bowler Stuart Clark has been called up by Australia for the final Ashes Test as cover for Glenn McGrath
Veteran New South Wales pacer Stuart Clark, on Saturday, said his team's openers David Warner and Shane Watson are due big knocks in the Champions League Twenty20 and is hoping that these innings come in their remaining two group matches.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Sydney Sixers boss Stuart Clark has slammed the decision to withdraw Shane Watson midway through their Twenty20 Champions League campaign in South Africa whereas Cricket Australia has said that they began negotiations with the Sixers in August about the possibility of resting the all rounder from the Champions League.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first in Sunday's tri-series ODI against India.
Australia vice-captain Shane Watson has signed up with Sydney Sixers in the Twenty20 Big Bash League and will take part in the tournament during the gap between the home Test series against New Zealand and India.
Australia seamer Stuart Clark said Australia would win all the six home Tests to be played this summer, including the two against Sri Lanka.
Board President's XI were 110 for 2 in their second innings when stumps were drawn on their third day, having stretched their overall lead to a healthy 251.
Stuart Clark did the spadework and David Warner then set the tone of the chase as New South Wales crushed Somerset by six wickets with 8.1 overs in the Champions League Twenty20 in Hyderabad on Sunday.
They will replace Martyn and Clark in their squad for the ODI series in Bangladesh.
Stuart Clark took five wickets to help Australia win the first Test against West Indies on Monday by 95 runs after bowling out the hosts for 191 at Sabina Park.
West Indies brought back fast bowlers Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards in place of Marlon Samuels and Corey Collymore.
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