Michael Clarke Returns to World Cup Action in Warm-up Tie vs UAE

Michael Clarke scored a fifty and bowled two overs of left-arm spins as Australia defeated UAE by 188 runs in a World cup warm-up match in Melbourne on Thursday. Fighting to recover from a hamstring injury, Clarke opened the batting and scored 64. It was an encouraging outcome for Clarke, who has been given a deadline of Australia's second match against Bangladesh on February 21 to prove he has returned to full fitness. Aussie pacers took seven of the 10 UAE wickets to fall. (Video courtesy: ICC)