Australian skipper Michael Clarke will be out of the ODI against India on 19th Feb. Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting will lead the side ins the absence of Clarker against India.  George Bailey, the Australian twenty20 skipper will replace Clarke. 

Clarke is suffering from right hamstring injury. The Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said Clarke was not quite ready to return to action.  Clarke is progressing well in his recovery from a right hamstring injury but remains unavailable for selection in Brisbane. 

Kountouris also said Clark's availability for the ODI in Hobart on February 24 will be determined early next week.

Speaking about Bailey replacing Clarke the Australian coach Mickey Arthur said it is not ideal having to take George away from the Sheffield Shield match currently underway in Hobart, we feel it is important we have sufficient batting cover in our squad. This selection is reward for George's excellent form with Tasmania this season and recognition that the selectors consider him the next batsman in line for Australian one-day selection.

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