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MICHAEL Clarke has told his underperforming batsmen not to expect any charity.
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Heading into the last Test at The Oval with Australia still searching for its first victory of the series, the Australia captain made it clear that those who do not perform will be discarded.
"This is not a charity tour," Clarke said. "It's not about giving blokes a go and hoping for the best."
For many the best has not been very good.
Of the eight batsmen used by Australia in this series only two, Clarke and Chris Rogers, have averaged better than 30.
Most embarrassingly, after Clarke (49) and Rogers (43), the next best batting averages are injured fast bowler James Pattinson (36) and dropped teenage spinner Ashton Agar (33).
"I know there's been a lot of talk back home about consistency of selection but the selectors are trying to do everything in their power to help us win and if guys aren't performing unfortunately you can't select them," said Clarke.
"Or if you're not performing you get dropped. So it's a tough one at the moment.
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"The selectors are trying to be as consistent as they can but we're also here to win the game.
"All the selectors can do is pick what they feel is the best XI but it's up to us as players to do our job and unfortunately our batting has let us down throughout the series so far."
After Australia collapsed to another defeat in the last Test, losing 8-56, frustrated coach and selector Darren Lehmann made it clear that batsmen were now playing for their careers.
"They're realists," Clarke said of his players. "It's like any sport at the highest level. If you're not performing, there's a chance you can get dropped. I think every single player understands that."
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To emphasise the importance of taking something tangible out of this tour and creating momentum going into the return Ashes during the Australian summer, Clarke called his senior players together during training for an impromptu meeting.
"It was more or less about us standing up as senior players and leading from the front," Clarke said.
"It was a reminder that we continue on and off the field to lead the way. It is more important when things aren't going to plan."
Clarke pointed out that England's Ian Bell aside, no other batsman from either team had dominated.
Bell has scored 500 runs at 71 with three centuries, more than the entire Australia squad, which has managed just two. Clarke and Rogers have one each.
The toss has had a significant bearing on the series.
England has won all three Tests where captain Alastair Cook has batted first on the dry, grassless surfaces.
Australia's only victory would have come in the third Test at Old Trafford but for rain after Clarke won his only toss, batted, and scored 187 of his team's 7-527 declared.
The toss is likely to be crucial again in this Test on a surface where play could have began days ago.
Clarke seemed happy enough with the pitch.
"I think it's going to be a pretty good wicket for the first couple of days. Then I imagine reverse swing and spin will play a part at the back end of the Test match," he said.
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