Clarke was caught by Rahul Dravid off Anil Kumble first ball in the Sydney Test but did not leave the crease until umpire Steve Bucknor raised his finger.

Clarke's hesitation was one of several incidents that prompted Kumble to say after India lost the Test by 122 runs in a dramatic finale that he felt only one team was "playing with the spirit of the game".  "No doubt, no doubt, in hindsight if I had time again I wish I had just walked straight off the field," Clarke told reporters at a media conference in Perth, where the third Test starts on Wednesday.

"I hope it doesn't happen too many times, I hope I don't get too many golden ducks in Test cricket. If it happens again I'm certain I'll react differently."

Clarke doubted, however, he would follow the lead of team mate Adam Gilchrist, who has regularly walked before being given out. "I'll wait and see what happens," Clarke said. "I'm certainly not saying I'm a walker, but I'm certain if a similar incident happens again I'll react differently."

Clarke clears air

Meanwhile Clarke said he spoke to Anil Kumble and sorted out the contentious issues raised by the Indian skipper after the acrimonious Sydney Test.

“I spoke to Anil and he was actually very supportive and said, ‘Mate I understand’,” Clarke said. “We’ve played a fair bit of cricket against each other and he knows I’m not the type of person to try and harm the game — that was the last thing I would want, to put the game in jeopardy.”

Clarke, was adamant that he took a clean catch to dismiss Ganguly but said he was disappointed to be out first ball in Australia’s second innings. He said the pressure to come up with some runs after the first innings failure was the main reason behind standing his ground after being out.