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After losing the first Test by an innings at Perth yesterday, Sri Lanka submitted a two-page report to the match referee outlining their view of the incident on Saturday which led to them being found guilty of ball- tampering. On the field, Shane Warne took three wickets, taking his total to 201 in just 42 Tests.
(Fourth day of five; Sri Lanka won toss)
Australia win by an innings and 36 runs
SRI LANKA - First Innings 251 (R S Kaluwitharana 50; G D McGrath 4-81).
AUSTRALIA - First Innings 617 for 5 dec (M J Slater 219, M E Waugh 111, R T Ponting 96, S G Law 54no).
SRI LANKA - Second Innings
(Overnight 13 for 0)
R S Mahanama b McGrath 48
C M Hathrusingha c Healy b McGrath 11
A P Gurursinha c Healy b McGrath 7
P A De Silva c Ponting b Warne 20
*A Ranatunnga b McGrath 46
H P Tillakaratne c Ponting b Warne 119
R S Kaluwitharana c Ponting b Julian 40
H D P K Dharmasena lbw McDermott 18
W P U J V Vaas c Healy b Warne 4
G P Wickramsinghe c Warne b McDermott 0
M Mulalitharan not out 3
Extras (lb4, nb10) 14
Total 330
Fall: 1-35, 2-56, 3-87, 4-105, 5-193, 6-258, 7-310, 8-318, 9-319.
Bowling: McGrath 24-7-86-3; McDermott 20-3-73-3 (nb10); Warne 29.4-6-96-3; Julian 13-4-40-1; Waugh 4-0-22-0; Law 3-1-9-0.
Umpires: P Parker and Khizer Hayat (Pakistan).
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