Michael Clarke's retirement decision overshadowed the eve of the Cricket World Cup final, with the Australian captain using a pre-match news conference to reveal tomorrow's tournament decider against New Zealand would be his last one-day international. Clarke, who turns 34 next week, said he told his teammates of his retirement about 10 minutes before announcing it to a packed news conference on Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Cricket: Clarke to quit after World Cup final
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