Sydney, Dec. 6 : Australian off-spinner Jason Krejza has failed a fitness test for Tasmania, putting a cloud over his chances of playing in the Perth Test against South Africa.

Krejza avoided the media as he hurried off the Bellerive Oval this morning after failing the test, telling team management to tell reporters he had gone home as he left the field for treatment and to re-fit an ankle brace.

Australia''s first Test against South Africa in Perth is less than two weeks away, starting on December 17.

New Delhi, Dec 6: European Union has urged Pakistan to extend its cooperation to India in the investigation on Mumbai attacks.

Talking to the media here last evening, Gerard Araud, Director General of Political Affairs in the French Foreign Ministry, said that global society supports India, which is a victim of terrorist activities.

"What I have expressed on behalf of European Union is our full support to the Indian authorities in this crisis. We expect and we have said that Pakistan cooperate fully with this investigation. We consider it very important," said Araud, who was here to take part in the India-EU Security Dialogue.

Cape Town (South Africa), Dec. 6: South African all rounder Jacques Kallis has revealed that coach Duncan Fletcher has a new plan to beat Australia.

Speaking from Cape Town, Kallis warned Australia to expect the unexpected in the three-Test series starting in Perth on December 17.

"We have worked well with Duncan and he has got some new ideas to beat Australia. He got some thoughts from the 2005 Ashes ... but he has quite a few fresh plans for Australia this time around," The Sun quoted Kallis, as saying.

Five policemen of a patrolling party were killed on Friday in Jharkhand when Maoists waiting in dense forest ambushed them.

The incident happened in Ranchi district's Silli area, about 50 km from the state capital.

The dead policemen were part of the Special Task Force (STF) of Jharkhand police.

"The STF personnel were returning after inspecting a bank near the Rahe outpost in Silli, when Maoists, waiting in the dense forest, ambushed them," said Inspector General of Police S N Pradhan.

London, December 6 : Britney Spears is set to shake a leg with lions and elephants dressed as a ringmaster for the video of her new single ‘Circus’.

The singer had recently donned a midriff-baring shirt, top hat and fishnet stockings to perform live on New York’s ‘Good Morning America’ as she released her sixth studio album on December 2 - her 27th birthday.

Britney had performed two songs from her latest album ‘Circus’, including her new single ‘Womanizer’, on an elaborate set complete with a ring of fire, reports the Sun.

Washington, Dec 6: A new study has found that a mere threat of punishment can banish freeloaders and encourage them to cooperate with others, thus transforming them into responsible members of society.

Freeloader is a person who refuses to do work without valid excuses/reasons for being non-contributing to the work being done.

Previous studies have claimed that while punishing freeloaders can increase their cooperation with others, the punishment itself was too costly and in the end, punishment wouldn''t be worth it.

However, the new research has shown that the fear of punishment can keep freeloaders in check and increase pro-social behaviour, such as helping others or sharing with them.