Sydney, Jan. 22: Australian pace bowler Stuart Clark is one of three star players who will ramp up their South African tour credentials via park cricket this weekend.

According to Fox Sports, Clark will line up for Sydney University on Saturday and test his troublesome elbow, which sidelined him before the Perth Test last month.

The right-arm seamer will clash with Sutherland, who have Aussie opener Phil Jaques ready to test out his back.

Sydney, Jan. 22 : Skipper Ricky Ponting believes Australia can no longer afford to pick its best squad for all future one-dayers because of the frantic schedule over the next two years.

According to Fox Sports, there are no significant breaks in Australia''s program until May 2010, which is likely to coincide with another IPL tournament.

Melbourne, Jan. 21: Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds has been cleared to make his comeback from a knee injury this weekend - for club side Gold Coast.

Symonds, who underwent knee surgery after struggling through the Boxing Day Test against South Africa, returns to Queensland training tomorrow morning before suiting up for the Dolphins against Redlands on Saturday.

If he comes through that match unscathed, Symonds, 33, is in with a chance of playing for the Bulls in next week''s Sheffield Shield match against the Western Australia.

Dubai, Jan. 21: The International Cricket Council has announced the referee and umpires who will officiate in the upcoming ODI series in Sri Lanka and Australia.

The five-ODI series between Sri Lanka and India will get underway in Dambulla on 28 January. The head of the playing control team for this series will be Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.

Brian Jerling of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires will stand in all five matches along with local appointments.

Sydney, Jan. 21 : Australia should persist with New South Wales batting sensation David Warner at the top of its one-day order despite the likelihood he will fail more often than he succeeds, says former leg spinner Shane Warne.

The NSW left-hander has made scores of seven and five in the two innings since his superb knock of 83 in his international debut 10 days ago.

Karachi, Jan 21 : Pakistan has accepted the request of Bangladesh to add one more Twenty20 match to their tour starting in the middle of next month, PCB's Chief Operating Officer Saleem Altaf has said.

The PCB official said that Pakistan would play two T20 matches and five ODI on the Bangladesh tour. The team will leave for Dhaka on March 11, and the details of the tour would be finalised soon, he added.

Altaf also disclosed that he would soon be visiting Dubai to inspect facilities at Dubai Sports City which is one of the neutral venues being discussed between Pakistan and Australia to play at an off shore series against Pakistan.