Australia captain Michael Clarke continued his push to prove his fitness ahead of the cricket World Cup by bowling two overs and fielding in multiple positions in a warm-up match against Bangladesh on Thursday.
The 33-year-old has time until Australia's second match of the tournament, against Bangladesh on February 21, to prove his fitness after surgery on a torn hamstring.
He played a club game in Sydney at the weekend and then turned out for the Cricket Australia XI against Bangladesh at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Thursday.
Clarke bowled two overs of his left arm spin and was fielding in the slips and on the boundary.
His hamstring was well tested as he took a low catch in the slips to dismiss Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and spent two hours in total on the field.
He also returned to bat and made 34 from 36 balls, including six fours, and looked in no discomfort.
"In my opinion, there's still a gap between where I am now and playing a one-day international for Australia," said Clarke, who will head to Adelaide on Friday to join the rest of the Australian squad, told reporters.
"But the fortunate thing is I've got plenty of time to close that gap. I'm trying to get fit and healthy as soon as possible, and then the experts will make those decisions.”
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