Retired Australian Test captain Michael Clarke to return to the pitch with grade team Western Suburbs
Retired Australian Test captain Michael Clarke has announced he will return to grade cricket and has refused to rule out wearing the baggy green once more, insisting he is in good shape.
The 34-year-old, who retired following Australia's Ashes defeat last August, will make his return for grade team Western Suburbs against Randwick-Petersham on February 20-21 - telling Weekend TODAY cricket is "in my blood".
Clarke hung up the boots after a tumultuous final 18 months as Test captain, during which time he struggled for form and fitness, fell out with Australian selectors and buried his close friend Phillip Hughes.
He told Weekend TODAY co-host Peter Stefanovic he has missed the competition.
Clarke suffered from injury issues in the latter years of his career, but said his body felt good after a five-month break.
He said he had unfinished business with T20 cricket, the one format in which he didn't excel.
He averaged 49 in Tests and 44 in ODIs but just 21 in 34 T20 internationals.
Should his comeback to grade cricket be a success, Clarke could join the likes of England's Kevin Pietersen and South Africa
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