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Clarke confident of fitness for back-to-back Ashes
May 15, 2013

Australia captain Michael Clarke says hes confident his chronic back problem will cope with the rigors of back-to-back Ashes series starting #Sports # Cricket # Australia # TheySaidIt # Michael Clarke # Ashes
Champions Trophy: Bailey replaces Watson as vice-captain
May 01, 2013

George Bailey was named Australias vice-captain, replacing Shane Watson, in the Champions Trophy one-day squad announced on Wednesday.Michael Clarke #Sports # Cricket # Australia # NewsTracker # Champions Trophy # Shane Watson # George Bailey
Captaincy will make Rohit a better player
by Ashish Magotra
May 01, 2013

shoulders.Instead, he seems to have taken to it well. Mumbai Indians will indeed hope that captaincy inspires him to produce a Michael Clarke-like run #Sports # Cricket # Indian Premier League # IPL # Mumbai Indians # Rohit Sharma # IPL6 War Room
Being captain in the IPL is like wearing a crown of thorns
by FP Sports
Apr 30, 2013

have a lot to do with Michael Clarke (who was going to lead the side) pulling out with a back injury: "Pune actually looks like a very good T20 team #Indian Premier League # Chennai Super Kings # SportsTalk # Pune Warriors # IPL 6
Haddin brought back as vice captain for Ashes
Apr 24, 2013

Michael Clarke told a news conference in Sydney on Wednesday."His leadership and his experience will play a large part in this group ... the best teams #Australia # NewsTracker # Brad Haddin # Chris Rogers
For the US, terror threat is serious only when it hits home
by Venky Vembu
Apr 23, 2013

-terrorism expert Michael Clarke, the US has been slow to tackle homegrown jihadism pre-emptively. The Americans, he reasons, find it hard to accept that jihadism can #ThatsJustWrong # Terrorism # 2008 Mumbai attacks # Boston bombings # Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Cricket world praises Tendulkar ahead of his 40th birthday
Apr 20, 2013

.While former India skipper Sourav Ganguly rated Tendulkaras the greatest player he had ever seen, Australia captainMichael Clarke said his passion for the game #Cricket # Sachin Tendulkar # WhoSaidWhat # Sachin 40th birthday
Shane Watson quits as Australia vice-captain
Apr 20, 2013

, in place of the injured Michael Clarke, to a six-wicket loss to India in the fourth test.Australia lost the four-test series to India 4-0, and will begin its #NewsTracker # Shane Watson # Cricket Australia
The IPL is never just about cricket
by Ajay Rotti
Apr 07, 2013

.While there is hope for many, there has already been a setback for a few such as Delhi Daredevils (Kevin Pietersen, Jesse Ryder) and Pune Warriors ( Michael Clarke #Indian Premier League # Pitbull # IPL 6 # IPL Fan Blogs
As it happened: Steyn, Mishra lead Sunrisers to debut win
by Tariq Engineer
Apr 05, 2013

rankings.Pune Warriors finished last in 2012 and will have to cop without Michael Clarke, who was ruled out of the entire IPL season because of his recurring #Dale Steyn # Pune Warriors India # IPL 6 # Sunrisers Hyderabad

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