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Michael Clarke on fitness concerns have increased with the vice-captain, who take little part in the first session of training in Australia before the opening Ashes starting Thursday.
Team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris confirmed age 29, Clarke was no certainty to play the first match at the Gabba, starting Thursday because of concerns about his degenerative back injury.
Kountouris said Clarke was an extended session of Allan edge of the field, in order to have the right to net sessions Tuesday and Wednesday at the Gabba. chronic injury to the difficulty for most of his Test career Clarke aggravate the problem of its points in Sheffield Shield century in NSW and Victoria, 10 days ago.
He missed the Blues and then Tasmania Shield loss last week to rest the injury. "He recovered today (and) part of the plan was not for him bat today, hopefully that will be available in the game," Kountouris said at the end of training in Brisbane. "I'm pretty optimistic, but before the bats tomorrow and recover from that in which certainly do not know how he is.
"Until tomorrow bats can not be absolutely 100 percent sure you're good to go." When asked to rate Clarke opportunity to play and go through five days, was Kountouris without compromise. "We want one hundred percent Thursday, no matter what it is today," he said.
Clarke risk play a role in the formation were dark from the start last week, when out of the box with your kit. played no role in the team years of warming, rather than walking laps around the oval before resting. into national selectors versatile young Steve Smith in their squad of 13 men on Saturday and Clarke seems likely replacement if deported.
