Michael Clarke ruled out for Australia against Sri Lanka

Australia captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of his side's ICC Champions Trophy match with Sri Lanka at The Oval.

The 32-year-old has been struggling with a back injury and recently received treatment for the problem in London.

Despite his best efforts to return to fitness, the batsman will miss his team's crunch encounter against Sri Lanka on Monday afternoon.

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