"He's captain of Australia, the second most important position behind
the Prime Minister as such, we need our captain playing well," Lehmann
said.
"When he played well he got a hundred in Adelaide and we won that Test match. We took a risk with that with his hamstring and the history of it but that was for good reason for obvious reasons as everyone knows," he told the Adelaide radio station FiveAA.
"We all get on, that's the great thing. Media can say what they like. Media will speculate and people are going to have their views. From our point of view we want our captain fit, which is great leading into the most important tournament for four years. We've got the World Cup, the West Indies tour and the Ashes, and we want him ready to go because he leads this side very well," he added.
Clarke had to sit out after the first Test against India in December last with the serious hamstring injury, and Steven Smith filled in as captain for the three remaining Tests.
"When he played well he got a hundred in Adelaide and we won that Test match. We took a risk with that with his hamstring and the history of it but that was for good reason for obvious reasons as everyone knows," he told the Adelaide radio station FiveAA.
"We all get on, that's the great thing. Media can say what they like. Media will speculate and people are going to have their views. From our point of view we want our captain fit, which is great leading into the most important tournament for four years. We've got the World Cup, the West Indies tour and the Ashes, and we want him ready to go because he leads this side very well," he added.
Clarke had to sit out after the first Test against India in December last with the serious hamstring injury, and Steven Smith filled in as captain for the three remaining Tests.
Source: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and Cricket News Today
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