SYDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke will not take part in the inaugural season of the country’s new Twenty20 Big Bash League and instead concentrate on playing Tests. “With the greatest respect to everybody involved in the league, I will not be committing for this year,” read a Clarke statement. “My goal is to play Twenty20 cricket domestically but at the moment, I want to prioritise my time and commitment to my role with the Australian team.” Australia, currently ranked fifth in the ICC Test rankings, will travel to Sri Lanka where they will take part in two T20s, five ODIs and three Tests.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 23rd, 2011.
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