Michael Clarke boosts Australia with return to nets

Friday, 25 October 2013 - 11:26

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Australia captain Michael Clarke should be fit for the first Ashes Test against England after returning to practice.

The batsman is suffering from a recurring back problem and was left out of the current one-day tour of India.

But Clarke is expected to play in a Sheffield Shield game to prove his fitness before the first Test in Brisbane starting on 21^st November.

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