Clarke Ruled Out Of West Indies One-Dayers

8 March 2012

Michael Clarke will play no part in the five ODIs in the West Indies

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Captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the limited overs leg of Australia's tour of the West Indies after scans revealed the extent of his left hamstring injury.

He strained the muscle during the second Commonwealth Bank Series final against Sri Lanka in Adelaide and will now aim to be fit for the first Test, which begins on 7th April.

"Michael’s scan yesterday has confirmed a left hamstring strain and he will not travel with the team to the West Indies," Cricket Australia (CA) physiotherapist Alex Kountouris confirmed.

"He will take part in an intensive rehabilitation program in Sydney and we expect that he will recover in time to take part in the Test portion of the West Indies tour.

"James Pattinson strained his left buttock muscle during Tuesday’s second final in Adelaide. He will have treatment in the West Indies over the next week in an attempt to be fit for the ODI series."

Pattinson will travel to the West Indies and Shane Watson will take over as captain in Clarke's absence.

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Fixtures & Results

16th March: 1st ODI, Saint Vincent
AUS 204-8 beat WIN 140 by 64 runs: Report

18th March: 2nd ODI, Saint Vincent
WIN 163-5 beat AUS 154-9 by 5 wickets: Report

20th March: 3rd ODI, Saint Vincent
AUS 220 tied with WIN 220: Report

23rd March: 4th ODI, Saint Lucia
WIN 294-7 beat AUS 252 by 42 runs: Report

25th March: 5th ODI, Saint Lucia
AUS 281-9 beat WIN 251 by 30 runs: Report

27th March: 1st T20I, Saint Lucia
AUS 153-2 beat WIN 150-7 by 8 wickets: Report

30th March: 2nd T20I, Barbados
WIN 160 beat AUS 146-9 by 14 runs: Report

7th-11th April: 1st Test, Barbados
AUS 406-9 & 192-7 bt WIN 449-9 & 148 by 3 wkts: Report

15th-19th April: 2nd Test, Trinidad
AUS 311 & 160-8 drew with WIN 257 & 53-2: Report

23rd-27th April: 3rd Test, Dominica
AUS 328 & 259 beat WIN 218 & 294 by 75 runs: Report

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