Australian coach Darren Lehmann has backed skipper Michael Clarke, saying the latter would be given enough time to get back into the form.
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Lehmann also said that Clarke would get his full support in case he wanted to shuffle down the order, stuff.co.nz reported.
Former skipper Ricky Ponting, however, considered it as a foolish move and said that it would send a bad message.
34-year-old Clark earlier admitted that he failed to contribute in the side's eight-wicket loss at Edgbaston that resulted in England to take 2-1 lead.
Clarke, who has been struggling with his batting form, has scored just 94 runs in six innings in the first three Ashes tests.
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