M Clarke will be the new captain for Australia after the injury of R Ponting. He will take up the responsibility of captain in the fifth Ashes test match. He is currently vice captain of Australia team. Brad Hadin will be the new vice captain of Australia after Clarke will take up the job of captaincy.

Australia has lost the fourth test match from England and R Ponting was very disappointed after the defeat. He quits from captaincy for the fifth and final encounter of Ashes. M Clarke said that team wants Ponting back as soon as possible as his inclusion back in the team is important for Australia. He also said that he is happy after being honored as captain of Australian team.

M Clarke has some experience of captaincy as he led Australia in 18 ODI’s and 18 T-20 matches. It will be his first test captaincy. He added that he is looking to handle things well for the team and will give his 100% to the team.

Australian captain Ponting is not having good Ashes series as he scored 113 runs in the four matches he played. He played fourth test match with an injury but was not able to save his team from a defeat.

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