Chetan Suryawanshi, Shoib Razzak and Pramodh Raja will play in the Western Australian Cricket Association League until early March, before returning to the local league.

Suryawanshi and Shoib will start off in Grade 2, while Raja will play Grade 3.

In June, in another of its overseas exposure programmes, the SCA sent seven players to Chennai, India, for a 10-day training course.

'We are committed to raising the standard of the national team, and one of the best ways is to send them off to Australia, where the competition is stiff,'' said Singapore Cricket Association deputy president Mahmood Gaznavi, who also chairs the development committee.

'We hope to expand the programme to include more players.

'We also hope to tie up with Australian schools, and let our younger players participate in their competitions.'

Said Suryawanshi: 'We have to work hard; there is the important World Cup League Division 5 next May.'

Singapore are among 12 teams, who will participate in the tournament on the island of Jersey, off the coast of Normandy, France.

The top-two teams will be promoted to Division 4, and continual success will eventually lead to a place at the 2011 World Cup.