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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Sharjah, Oct 14 (IANS) Injury-plagued Australian captain Michael Clarke Tuesday refused to declare himself fully fit for the forthcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan in the UAE, saying he still had &quot;a long way to go&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">With Australia&#39;s four-day warm-up match against Pakistan A due to start Wednesday, Clarke, who missed the ODI series against Pakistan here, is struggling to recover from a hamstring injury.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I don&#39;t know if &#39;fine&#39; is right. I still think there&#39;s a long way to go before I&#39;m 100 percent fit for the Test match,&quot; Clarke was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia (CA) official website.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;For me that&#39;s about proving my fitness to Alex (Kountouris, the team physio) more than anybody else. I think Alex knows my body really well, he knows what&#39;s required to be able to play at 100 per cent in a Test match and perform,&quot; the 33-year-old said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Clarke said that he has been batting during Australia&#39;s net sessions without any problem but his prime concern is his ability to run.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;I don&#39;t think it&#39;s the batting, I think it&#39;s more the running, being able to run between the wickets,&quot; Clarke said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;My speed (is) a big part of my game, be it in the field or in my batting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;(And) I need strength so that when my body is fatigued I still have the power to get through the crease or run between the wickets or chase a ball in the field.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Clarke recovered from the initial injury at the start of Australia&#39;s tour to Zimbabwe before aggravating it, and the Australian skipper and the medical staff are acutely aware they cannot afford another setback.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;That&#39;s probably why I&#39;ve been really disciplined and patient with my training and rehab,&quot; said Clarke.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;And Alex has been really patient with regard to taking a little bit longer before throwing me back into any form of the game.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Clarke arrived in the UAE significantly earlier than the rest of the Test squad in a new regime of preparation to minimise the risk of injury, and said it was something he would continue to do whenever possible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;In regard to giving myself a few extra days to allow my body to acclimatise and recover after a long flight, that was really good for me,&quot; said Clarke.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Boof (Darren Lehmann - coach) and I and the medical team will assess what we think is best for my body but also for the team as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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