Brisbane, Feb. 9 : Out of favour Australian cricket all rounder Andrew Symonds has started the process for his comeback into the national squad with a blazing knock of 137 in a Brisbane club cricket match.

Playing for the Gold Coast Dolphins, Symonds spanked the Beenleigh-Logan attack to all parts of Dauth Park on his way to 137 off 111 balls.

It was the 33-year-old''s first century in any form of the game since his 162 not out against India 13 months ago.

Melbourne, Feb. 6 : Cricket Australia officals have said that all rounder Andrew Symonds knows what he has to do to regain his spot in the Australian cricket team, and added that they will offer him all the support he needs to get back.

This message was conveyed to Symonds at a meeting at Cricket Australia's Jolimont headquarters.

Melbourne, Feb. 5 : Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds will have two months of intense reflection to decide whether he will become the first Australian star to choose Indian Premier League riches over a baggy green cap.

The troubled cricketer, banned from touring South Africa after his latest disciplinary dramas, will be available for Australian selection again at the time the IPL is about to start in April.

Symonds will be 34 this year and, at best, may have 18 months of international cricket ahead of him considering his troublesome knee is causing him increasing problems, reports The Australian.

Melbourne, Feb. 5 : Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has said that all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been given a chance to save his international career in the sport by not being picked for the tour of South Africa.

Describing it as the best thing that could have happened to Symonds, Warne was quoted by Fox Sports as saying that it gives him a chance to find form in the domestic competition for Queensland, and gives him time to fix his off-field problems and continue his rehab.

Melbourne, Feb. 3 : Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds has been dropped from the team that is to tour South Africa this month, and told to undergo further rehabilitation and counselling before he can be considered eligible for national selection.

A Fox Sports reports said that the Cricket Australia board met in Melbourne on Tuesday to make a ruling on Symonds.

Symonds has already copped a fine of 4000 dollars for calling New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum "a lump of shit in a radio interview.

Melbourne, Feb. 3: Some senior Cricket Australia officials are likely to tell the board of directors that they should not consider all rounder Andrew Symonds for selection for the tour of South Africa, given his alleged disturbed psychological state.

According to Fox Sports, a meeting of CA board officials here is expected to hear a recommendation from senior staff that Symonds be effectively barred from representing Australia in next month''s South African tour.