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CAPTAIN Michael Clarke plans to power on in one-day cricket after the World Cup, and he has the backing of selectors and Cricket Australia to do so.
Last time the skipper held a press conference at Adelaide Oval, he'd just torn his hamstring and admitted with great emotion that his career could be over.
But nearly three months on, Clarke has stoically worked his way back to full fitness and form.
Australia are yet to announce whether Pat Cummins will stave off a challenge from Josh Hazlewood or who will bat at No.5, Glenn Maxwell or Shane Watson, for Friday's knockout quarter-final against Pakistan.
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And although Clarke's focus is squarely on treating Friday like a Cup final, he is sure his plans extend well beyond tournament's end.
"I don't think you're ever owed anything in this game of cricket, so we have to make sure we're ready to go, which we will be," said Clarke.
"I've had injury concerns since I was 17 years of age and I've managed to play over 200 one-dayers and over 100 Test matches.
"(Injury) hasn't stopped me to date and I don't think it will do after this series either."
History shows great captains like Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh had little choice in the matter.
Selectors pushed them from the 50-over game, but it appears Clarke's future in coloured clothing remains his call to make.
Michael Clarke can't wait to face Pakistan on Friday. Source: AFP
"His one-day record is fantastic so you've got to say he's in the top six batsmen in Australia. If the answer to that is yes, well you've got to pick him, and he wants to play … naturally he would because he's a competitor and he loves playing for Australia," said Waugh.
"Whether his body can cope with that, that's a different story, I don't have an answer for that.
"But you wouldn't say he couldn't play one-day and Test cricket for a number of years ahead."
Clarke might have had an injury-ravaged past 12 months, but the view of Australian team performance manager Pat Howard is it would be unfair to judge the skipper on "a snapshot in time."
Howard reiterated three weeks ago that the ball was in Clarke's court - and nothing has changed.
As Clarke looked around the walls of the Adelaide Crows dressing room – the press conference site at the groundval – he was asked to remember back to the emotion that overcame him last time he sat there.
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But despite the critics he's silenced so far with his emphatic recovery, Clarke refused to feel satisfied.
"I think every player would have done the same thing that I've done," Clarke said of his meticulous recovery.
"A lot of players have had injuries throughout their career and worked their backside off to get back out on the park.
"Walking back out on the field to represent your country is a very special feeling, but if you don't perform you don't get that opportunity."
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