Clarke Stoked About Postponement

Clarke - satsified with ICC's move.

Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has welcomed the International Cricket Council's decision to postpone the Champions Trophy until October 2009.

The tournament, scheduled to be played in Pakistan in September, has been put off by the sport's governing body for at least 12 months following security concerns.

Pakistan remains the host nation for the tournament, but the ICC maintains the right to review the situation 'if other members continued to express reservations over issues of safety and security'.

Clarke said it was a 'great result' for players in limbo.

"I think my view has been all the time that the ICC, Cricket Australia and the ACA (Australian Cricketers Association) would make a decision and they have finally done that," the batsman said.

"It's a tournament Australia currently holds. So, come next year whenever they put it back on, we are looking forward to retaining that trophy.

"Right now I think all the guys are rapt that the ICC has made a decision."