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Australia captain Michael Clarke felt he had no other choice but to retire from Test Cricket after struggling to score the runs needed to "lead the team from the front".Speaking after England demolished the visiting Aussies at Trent Bridge to reclaim the Ashes, the 34-year-old said he had desperately wanted to see his team return to their best but the home side had played "exceptional" cricket on the way to victory.And the defeat, which saw Clarke record scores of just 10 and