SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shane Watson would be honoured to stand in for Michael Clarke as test skipper against India next month even if he thinks it's increasingly unlikely that Australia will need a caretaker captain.
Australia are sweating on Clarke's hamstring injury ahead of an important three months of cricket on home soil, which takes in the four tests against India and the co-hosting of the 50-over World Cup with New Zealand.
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