Despite a miffed Shane Watson contemplating quitting Test cricket, Australian captain Michael Clarke on Wednesday expressed hope that the vice-captain would return to India for the fourth and final Test in Delhi.u00a0

After Watson and three of his colleagues -- pacemen James Pattinson and Mitchell Johnson, and batsman Usman Khawaja -- were axed from the team for the third Test because of their failure to complete a task set by the coach Mickey Arthur, the allrounder returned to Sydney. His return coincided with his wife expecting their first child.