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Summary Injured Clarke was replaced by Shane Watson.
Captain Michael Clarke withdrew from Australias team for Sundays tri-series one-dayer against India with a back problem, Cricket Australia said.Clarke, who was troubled by the back complaint in Fridays three-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in Hobart, was replaced by Shane Watson.Watson was playing in his first match on Sunday after an injury-marred season.Michaels back was sore in Hobart and with the short turnaround between games we have taken the precaution of him not playing in todays game, Australia team physio Alex Kountouris said.He has already improved significantly since Fridays game and we are confident he will be available for our next match against Sri Lanka in Melbourne (on Friday).
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