04 March 2004	Thursday	12 Muharram 1425

COLOMBO, March 3: Leg-spinner Shane Warne took his first wicket for Australia in 12 months on the second day of the tourist's three-day match against a Sri Lanka President's XI on Wednesday.

Australia declared on their overnight score of 484 for six and then bowled out their hosts for 166 in 36.2 overs. Australia then piled up more runs in their second innings to finish the day on 250 for four.

Warne, making his return to the national side after a ban for taking a diuretic drug, took the last wicket to fall, having number eleven Ruchira Perera stumped.

Warne, Australia's leading wicket taker, finished with figures of one for 21 from 5.2 overs. Andrew Symonds enhanced his chances of a Test debut next week with 119 not out in the second innings while Justin Langer found some form with 63.

The game is Australia's final warm-up before the first of three Tests against Sri Lanka starting on March 8 in Galle.

Scoreboard

AUSTRALIA XI (1st Innings):

J.L. Langer b Herath 35

R.T. Ponting st de Silva b Herath 116

S.M. Katich st de Silva b Samaraweera 116

D.S. Lehmann c Perera b Fernando 134

A. Symonds not out 45

W.S. Seccombe lbw b Fernando 0

S.K. Warne lbw b Herath 8

EXTRAS (B-6, LB-6, W-1, NB-17) 30

TOTAL (for six decl, 89.5 overs) 484

FALL OF WKTS: 1-117, 2-204, 3-385, 4-465, 5-467, 6-484.

DID NOT BAT: B. Lee, M.S. Kasprowicz, B.A. Williams, S.C.G. MacGill.

BOWLING: Perera 11-0-69-0 (1nb); Wijesiriwardene 10-0-48-0 (6nb, 1w); Wijekoon 12-2-54-0 (7nb); Herath 24.5-0-132-3; Lokuarachchi 12-0-64-0; Samaraweera 12-1-70-1 (3nb); Arnold 3-0-20-0; Fernando 5-0-15-2.

SRI LANKA PRESIDENT'S XI (1st Innings):

R.P. Arnold lbw b Lee 0

D.A. Gunawardene lbw b MacGill 70

S. Jayantha b Lee 0

S. Fernando b Kasprowicz 12

T.T. Samaraweera c Ponting b Lee 2

L. de Silva c Seccombe b Lee 14

G. Wijekoon c Kasprowicz 5

K.S. Lokuarachchi c Seccombe b MacGill 17

R. Herath b MacGill 8

O. Wijesiriwardene not out 5

P.D.R.L. Perera st Seccombe b Warne 6

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-10, NB-13) 27

TOTAL (all out, 36.2 overs) 166

FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-0, 3-28, 4-41, 5-76, 6-83, 7-115, 8-152, 9-153.

BOWLING: Lee 7-1-29-4 (8nb); Kasprowicz 7-1-46-2 (2nb); Williams 5-2-22-0; MacGill 11-4-34-3 (3nb); Warne 6.2-1-21-1.

AUSTRALIA XI (2nd Innings):

J.L. Langer lbw b Fernando 63

W.S. Seccombe lbw b Perera 6

A. Symonds not out 119

S.K. Warne lbw b Lokuarachchi 31

B. Lee c Samaraweera b Lokuarachchi 2

M.S. Kasprowicz not out 15

EXTRAS (B-2, LB-9, W-1, NB-2) 14

TOTAL (for four wkts, 50 overs) 250

FALL OF WKTS: 1-9, 2-148, 3-202, 4-208.

BOWLING: Perera 9-1-46-1 (1nb); Wijesiriwardene 8-3-20-0 (1nb); Herath 16-0-83-0 (1w); Fernando 5-0-26-1; Wijekoon 2-0-13-0; Lokuarachchi 10-1-51-2. -Reuters