AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke is set for a return to action this week after recovering from a hamstring injury that had threatened to rule him out of the Test series against Pakistan. 

The complaint forced him to miss the one-day portion of the tour although he was not missed as George Bailey led the team to a 3-0 whitewash in the United Arab Emirates.
But Clarke has now fully shaken off the problem, sustained in the triangular series against Zimbabwe and South Africa in August, and will feature in this week’s four-day tour match against a Pakistan A side ahead of the two-match Test series.
“Clarke will be fine, he’ll play the tour game,” coach Darren Lehmann said on Cricket Australia’s official website.
There is a slight concern over David Warner although the opening batsman believes he will be fine to feature in the Tests, the first of which gets under way on October 22 in Dubai with the second starting the following week in Abu Dhabi.
When asked whether the problem placed him in doubt for the opening Test, Warner told Big Sports Breakfast: “No, not as yet – I’m all well and good to go.
“I’ve just done something to my groin, but I’ll be okay. I’ll go and see ‘Lex’ (physio Alex Kountouris) and hopefully it’s only a week thing. I’ve had it before; I had it about three or four years ago and it’s just like a tight strain so I’m in good hands here.”