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Australia captain Michael Clarke
insists he will continue to play one-
day cricket despite his ongoing injury
problems.
Clarke has struggled with back issues
consistently throughout his career,
but has recently been hit with a
hamstring injury.
The 33-year-old has been ruled out
of Australia's upcoming ODIs against
Pakistan as he bids to be ready for
the two Tests against the same
nation, the first of which begins in
Dubai on October 22.
Clarke's troubles have led to
speculation that he may opt to retire
from the shorter formats of the
game in order to focus on prolonging
his Test career.
However, he has no intention of
doing so.
"I know there's been some talk about
whether I should walk away from
one-day cricket or how long I can
play for, but I've had my back issues
since I was 17 and I've managed to
miss only one Test match out of 105
through my career," Clarke told the
Cricket Australia website.
"I've also missed a few one-dayers
but touch wood, to date I haven't
missed any major tournaments.
"It's all part of playing sport at the
highest level.
"You're going to get injured and it's
about making sure you do the work
to get back on the park, and while
I've still got that drive to do that
work and the love of the game I've
got, I see no reason to consider
walking away.
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insists he will continue to play one-
day cricket despite his ongoing injury
problems.
Clarke has struggled with back issues
consistently throughout his career,
but has recently been hit with a
hamstring injury.
The 33-year-old has been ruled out
of Australia's upcoming ODIs against
Pakistan as he bids to be ready for
the two Tests against the same
nation, the first of which begins in
Dubai on October 22.
Clarke's troubles have led to
speculation that he may opt to retire
from the shorter formats of the
game in order to focus on prolonging
his Test career.
However, he has no intention of
doing so.
"I know there's been some talk about
whether I should walk away from
one-day cricket or how long I can
play for, but I've had my back issues
since I was 17 and I've managed to
miss only one Test match out of 105
through my career," Clarke told the
Cricket Australia website.
"I've also missed a few one-dayers
but touch wood, to date I haven't
missed any major tournaments.
"It's all part of playing sport at the
highest level.
"You're going to get injured and it's
about making sure you do the work
to get back on the park, and while
I've still got that drive to do that
work and the love of the game I've
got, I see no reason to consider
walking away.
READ MORE AT:-
Cricket - Opera mobile - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics
