We’re playing with ten players: Clarke

Edgbaston, August 1
Michael Clarke conceded his side’s middle-order woes were down to his poor form and vowed to get among the runs in the last two Ashes Tests after Australia. Clarke, dismissed twice by Steven Finn at Edgbaston, is averaging just under 19 for the series with a highest score of 38 and has made only one Test century in the last 15 months.
“The captain is due to get off the plane, that’s the plan for the next Test match,” he said. “I can’t put my finger on it. It’s always about my preparation. If I do the hard work, that gives me the self-belief. England have bowled well to me and got me out early.”
“If you bat at four, you have to lead the way in scoring runs and if I do then I know Voges will follow,” said Clarke, who could drop down to bat at five in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge starting on Thursday.
“I need to turn my form around because at the moment we are playing with 10 players. The number four has not turned up. I need to find a way to score runs. I will prepare hard and keep the faith it will happen in the middle.”

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