Britain 'not as solid' without KP - Clarke

Australia's chief Michael Clarke has said he feels for Kevin Pietersen over his continuous prohibition from the England side and said any group without Pietersen in it was weaker for his nonappearance. Clarke flew out of Sydney on Sunday for Australia's two-Test arrangement in the West Indies, which will be trailed by an England visit amid which he will expect to lead the first Australian side to win the Ashes in England since 2001.

Clarke's men hold the urn after their 5-0 whipping of England in Australia in 2013-14, an arrangement amid which Pietersen was England's driving scorer. It additionally denote the last time Pietersen played for his nation, and the recently named England executive of cricket, Andrew Strauss, a week ago successfully precluded any arrival for Pietersen because of a "monstrous trust issue" between them.

"There's most likely two sides to me, there's the individual side where I feel for KP in light of the fact that I get on well with him," Clarke said. "I'd love to see him back playing cricket for England. His structure has been remarkable. He's still an extraordinary player. I know he needs to play. I feel for him on that side.

"On the other side, we go there soon to play against England. Any group without Kevin Pietersen in it, I don't believe is as solid. I think his insights represent themselves. He's been a radiant player more than a drawn out stretch of time. He's still in vocation best frame."

On the other hand, that was similarly as Clarke would be drawn on the Pietersen issue, taking note of that England had an arrangement against New Zealand before the Ashes and Australia's prompt center was their excursion to the Caribbean. There, the Australians will confront a West Indies equip that under new mentor Phil Simmons as of late drew a three-Test arrangement with England 1-1.

"The exact opposite thing we can stand to do as an Australian group is become involved with what's going on in England, or West Indies or anyplace else," Clarke said. "I believe its truly critical we stay centered and verify we're also arranged as we can be. Playing far from home is your most noteworthy test as a worldwide brandishing group. Britain will be intense.

"When we arrive, regardless of what XI players they put on the handle, will be truly intense. They know their conditions truly well, as do West Indies. I believe its essential we stay truly centered around this West Indies visit and attempt to have some accomplishment there.

"They've got an okay rocking the bowling alley assault. I think they swung the ball well, whether that was with the fresh out of the box new ball or opposite swing. They've got some convenient spinners also. The conditions we're going to face will be fundamentally the same to the subcontinent. The wickets will be moderate and low and will turn. They're falling off some structure against England."

Australia have one warm-up match in the West Indies, a three-day amusement against a WICB President's XI in Antigua, before the first Test begins in Dominica on June 3. The make-up of the side is not so much clear, with two individuals from Australia's latest Test group - Joe Burns and Ryan Harris - missing from this visiting squad.

That could mean the visit amusement is an imperative tryout, then again it is improbable that players will be accessible for that match if their groups make the IPL last, which is to be played on May 24. Shane Watson, Steven Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc are among the players who stay in discord to be a piece of the IPL last.