Michael Clarke is readying Australia for a tough test against Sri Lanka as the likely Pool A qualifiers jockey for quarter-final opponents . Both teams can be confident , whatever the outcome in Sydney on Sunday , that they have obvious prospects of reaching the knockout stages . Who they will face in the last eight is yet to be determined , however . Michael Clarke is readying Australia for a tough test against Sri Lanka . Clarke ( centre ) celebrates with his team-mates as Australia beat Afghanistan on Wednesday . Captain Clarke stressed in his column for Australian tabloid , the Daily Telegraph , that the co-hosts must step up again after their run-fest victory over Afghanistan in Perth on Wednesday . 'Now we must maintain that same attention to detail against an experienced and talented Sri Lanka at the SCG , a game that will play a huge role in who we play against in the quarter-finals . 'Sri Lanka are high on confidence . Clarke said his team-mates must step up again against Sri Lanka following their easy win over Afghanistan . 'They 've been playing some really good cricket , scoring a lot of runs and had a wonderful win against England . ' Sri Lanka chased more than 300 to beat England by nine wickets in Wellington last weekend , but are hampered in their preparations this time by injury issues .
Michael Clarke is readying Australia for tough Sri Lanka test . The Australian team will be boosted by the return of star batsman David Warner and wicketkeeper Steve Smith to their national squads after they were rested in India ahead of a three-match ODI series against India.