BRISBANE, Australia (AP):

Doubt over Michael Clarke's status for the first Test against India intensified yesterday after he was selected to lead Australia, subject to fitness, and then ruled out of another warm-up match.

Australia selectors announced the 12-man squad for the December 4-8 series opener, including Clarke, despite the 33-year-old batsman missing most of the just-completed limited-overs series against South Africa after injuring his left hamstring for the third time since August.

Clarke was added to a Cricket Australia XI for a two-day tour match against India in Adelaide starting Friday to test his injury, and chief selector Rod Marsh said if the Australia captain couldn't run by Wednesday, "We can safely assume he won't be playing the Test."

Australia squad: Michael Clarke (captain), Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steve Smith, David Warner, Shane Watson.