Karachi, Jan 30 : Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt will defend the team's case over the infamous Oval Test during the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Perth, with the support of legal experts opinion.

A top PCB official said on Thursday that Butt has gone to the Western Australian city with two written legal opinions in his briefcase that should help him shoot down the proposal of once again reversing The Oval Test result.

"Our stance on The Oval Test result is clear," said Saleem Altaf, PCB's Chief Operating Officer.

Lahore, Jan 30 : The Pakistan Cricket Board will seek a clarification on the status of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) during the International Cricket Council''s (ICC) executive board meeting in Perth on Saturday.

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt will inform the ICC board members of the intense pressure his board is facing to lift the ban on ICL players from playing for Pakistan.

"So far, the PCB is claiming that it has banned the ICL players as per the ICC policy regarding unauthorized leagues," The Nation quoted a board official, as saying.

Sydney, Jan 29 : Australian pacer Shaun Tait and all-rounder Cameron White have been dropped to make way for Michael Clarke and Nathan Bracken for the fifth one-dayer against South Africa at the WACA Ground on Friday.

South Africa lead the series 3-1 and will jump to No. 1 in the one-day rankings if they defeat Australia in Perth.

Clarke has missed Australia's past three matches with an injured thumb, while Bracken did not play in Monday''s game in Adelaide because of a calf injury.

Melbourne, Australia  - Serena Williams will bid for her tenth Grand Slam title to mark a decade of play at the Australian Open when she faces Dinara Safina in the Saturday final.

Second seed Williams, who has lifted Melbourne trophys during odd-numbered years dating to 2003, is going after her fourth at the venue.

The American snapped a three-match loss streak to Elena Dementieva as she knocked the Russian out 6-3, 6-4 in the Thursday semi-finals.

Melbourne, Jan. 29 : Two cricketers from Australia have signed up to play a gruelling charity cricket match with a team of "Barmy Brits" on Mount Everest.

The two teams have been named Team Hillary and Team Tenzing will take on each other under the captainship of England captain Andrew Strauss and England vice-captain Alastair Cook in a bid to set a world record for playing the highest ever official sports match and raise 550,000 dollars for the Himalayan Trust and British children''s charity Lord''s Taverners.