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Clarke to rest after straining muscle
Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has been ordered to rest before the Test after straining a stomach muscle. Team officials remain confident Clarke will be able to play in the match, starting at Headingley on Friday, but have instructed him to skip Wednesday's training session as a precaution.
Updated on: Aug 5, 2009, 23:07:42 IST
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Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has been ordered to rest before the Test after straining a stomach muscle. Team officials remain confident Clarke will be able to play in the match, starting at Headingley on Friday, but have instructed him to skip Wednesday's training session as a precaution.
“Michael Clarke has an abdominal strain that became sore after the completion of (Monday's) game,” Australian physio Alex Kountouris said in a statement. “He will continue to be treated with a view to him being fit for the fourth test beginning on Friday.”
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