His private life in turmoil because of his controversy-prone fiancu00e9e's chequered lifestyle, Australian cricketer Michael Clarke's future as captain is under a cloud.

Cricket Australia selectors were scheduled yesterday to announce the team for the forthcoming two-Test series in New Zealand but put it off until today to allow chairman Andrew Hilditch to talk to the captain-designate.

Clarke left the team, currently touring New Zealand, to be at the side of his fiancu00e9e who is embroiled in a high-profile brouhaha following publication of her nude photographs in Woman's Day magazine, which she says were taken clandestinely by Brendan Fevola, her former lover and football player, and allegedly circulated by him in the media.

Although Clarke is expected to announce his availability, selectors and former Test cricketers are seriously concerned about his responsibilities as vice-captain and senior batsman.

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