Medicos to decide Clarke’s IPL fate

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Australian captain Michael Clarke is confident his back and hamstring problems won’t keep him out of the Ashes tour, but he’ll take medical advice before deciding on next month’s Indian Premier League stint.

Clarke returned to Australia on Sunday morning, after being ruled out of the fourth and final Test in Delhi.He admitted the tour had been one of the toughest challenges of his career, with his team belted in the first three Tests and wracked by the `homeworkgate’ controversy off the field.