article_snippet: Australia captain Michael Clarke will retire from one-day internationals following Sunday's World Cup final against New Zealand.
article_snippet: Michael Clarke shakes hands with New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum ahead of Sunday's final .
article_snippet: Michael Clarke has played 244 ODIs for Michael Clarke country since making Michael Clarke debut in 2003, scoring 7907 runs at an average of 44.42, and was made captain when Ricky Ponting stood down following Sunday's World Cup final against New Zealand. '
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article_snippet: Shortly after Michael Clarke made Michael Clarke announcement, Cricket Australia chief executive Sutherland released a statement thanking the batsman for the batsman service.
article_snippet: Clarke, who will continue to play at Test level, is pictured playing a shit in the nets ahead of Sunday's match .
article_snippet: Michael Clarke, pictured with team-mate Shane Watson, will lead Cricket Australia against England in the Ashes later this year . '
article_snippet: Clarke appeared in good spirits as Clarke prepared for Clarke final one-day international match on Sunday .
article_snippet: Clarke will lead Australia in England this summer as they look to defend the Ashes they won with a whitewash in 2014 and Clarke admitted that a desire to prolong Clarke Test career was behind Clarke decision. '
article_snippet: Clarke made Clarke ODI debut 12 years ago and has scored almost 8,000 runs for Clarke country .
article_snippet: Clarke has led Australia in 73 one-day matches and victory on Sunday would be a 50th win at the helm.
highlights_snippet: Michael Clarke revealed surprise decision to retire ahead of Sunday's final .
  
highlights_snippet: Michael Clarke has played 244 ODIs for Australia after making Michael Clarke debut in 2003 .
  
highlights_snippet: The Australia captain has scored 7907 runs at an average of 44.42 .
  
highlights_snippet: Michael Clarke, 33 to continue at Test level and will lead Australia against England this summer .