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Michael Clarke ruled out for Australia against Sri Lanka

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

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.

You can follow Sports Mole's live text commentary of Australia versus Sri Lanka here.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke celebrates after scoring a century against Sri Lanka on December 27, 2012
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