Michael Clarke withdraws from Big Bash stint with Melbourne Stars
Tuesday 1 September 2015 23:55, UK
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke will not play in this season's Big Bash Twenty20 competition.
Clarke has decided to take an extended break from cricket after announcing his international retirement, and will not be taking up his two-year deal with the Melbourne Stars.
He signed with the Stars back in April as a marquee signing and was due to line up alongside Kevin Pietersen.
Clarke retired from international cricket last month after Australia lost the Ashes in England, managing to bid farewell with a convincing fifth Test victory at the Kia Oval.
He is currently on holiday in Europe with his pregnant wife Kyly, with the couple's first child due in January.
