I will be fit for first Test against India: Clarke
13 Feb 2013 3:02 AM GMT
Recovering from a hamstring problem, Michael Clarke remains a doubtful starter for the second warm-up game but the Australian skipper is confident that he will be fit for the opening Test against India beginning in Chennai on February 22.
Never to have missed a Test through injury in his 89-Test career, Clarke said he has enough time to recover from the injury and wants to play in the three-day warm-up match but will go by what his physio Alex Kountouris decides. ‘I m feeling much better. I’ve had four days now of recovery, rehab and a lot of physio. I’m certainly on the mend and I’ve got some time when I arrive in India to get myself 100 per cent fit as well,’ Clarke told reporters before leaving for India. ‘Like all the boys, the more preparation we can get in Indian conditions the better. I’d really like to play that three-dayer but again, I’ll be advised by Alex (Kountouris) the physio once I land in India but at this stage my plan is to play that three-dayer. Look, there is so much time I don’t think there is any doubt I’ll be fit for the first Test. I’ll need to communicate with Alex to see what is the best preparation leading up to that Test,’ he added.
Clarke, who missed the final ODI against the West Indies last Sunday due to a recurring hamstring strain, wants to spend some time to acclimatise with the Indian conditions.
Never to have missed a Test through injury in his 89-Test career, Clarke said he has enough time to recover from the injury and wants to play in the three-day warm-up match but will go by what his physio Alex Kountouris decides. ‘I m feeling much better. I’ve had four days now of recovery, rehab and a lot of physio. I’m certainly on the mend and I’ve got some time when I arrive in India to get myself 100 per cent fit as well,’ Clarke told reporters before leaving for India. ‘Like all the boys, the more preparation we can get in Indian conditions the better. I’d really like to play that three-dayer but again, I’ll be advised by Alex (Kountouris) the physio once I land in India but at this stage my plan is to play that three-dayer. Look, there is so much time I don’t think there is any doubt I’ll be fit for the first Test. I’ll need to communicate with Alex to see what is the best preparation leading up to that Test,’ he added.
Clarke, who missed the final ODI against the West Indies last Sunday due to a recurring hamstring strain, wants to spend some time to acclimatise with the Indian conditions.
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