Australia ODI team vice captain George Bailey has joked that he would massage injured Michael Clarke himself to get the skipper through the World Cup after he was ruled out of the remaining matches in the ODI series following an ongoing hamstring problem.
According to News.com.au, stand-in Australia captain Bailey is confident that his side can cover for the loss of skipper Clarke despite seeing his battling order collapse against South Africa.
The skipper has been ruled out of the test series against India but remains keen to lead the side at next year's World Cup.
Bailey said with a laugh that Clarke would be alright and that he would massage him himself.
He also said that he empathized with Clarke's injury plight.
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