Australia in trouble

Stand-in skipper Shane Warne led an Aussie fightback by capturing five for 52 in his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests. The blonde leg-spinner and off-spinner Colin Miller 4/62 restricted Sri Lanka8217;s lead to just 46. But off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan scalped three for 35 and with left-arm paceman Chaminda Vaas 2-8 had left the visitors gasping at close.

Scoreboard

Australia 1st innings: 188
Sri Lanka 1st innings, overnight 69-2: S Jayasuriya lbw McGrath 18; M Atapattu c Langer b Miller 25; R Arnold lbw Miller 19; A de Silva c Ponting b Warne 78; M Jayawardene c Ponting b Warne 46; A Ranatunga c Healy b Warne 4; R Kaluwitharana b Miller 9; U Chandana c sub M Hayden b Warne 12; C Vaas not out 2; N Zoysa c Miller b Warne 7; M Muralitharan c McGrath b Miller 0. Extras b4, lb7, nb3: 14.

Total all out, 66.3 overs, 273 mins: 234.

Fall of wickets: 1-22 2-69 3-70 4-177 5-181 6-197 7-223 8-226 9-234.

Bowling: McGrath 18-5-66-1 3nb, Gillespie 12-2-43-0, Miller 20.3-6-62-4, Warne 16-4-52-5.

Australia 2nd innings: G Blewett c Atapattu b Muralitharan 14; M Slater lbw Muralitharan 27; J Langer lbw Vaas 5; M Waugh b Vaas 0; R Pontingbatting 22; I Healy b Muralitharan 3; S Warne run out 6; C Miller batting

0.Extras b4, lb4, w1, nb3: 12.

Total for 6 wkts, 42 overs: 89.

Fall of wickets: 1-37 2-49 3-49 4-49 5-58 6-75.

Bowling: Vaas 10-5-8-2, Zoysa 10-3-28-0, de Silva 3-0-5-0, Muralitharan 17-4-35-3, Jayasuriya 1-0-1-0, Chandana 1-0-4-0.