The pitch was of poor quality and unfair to the many youngsters trying to catch the selectors' eye. It had been worked upon only for two weeks by the groundsman flown in from England. Morning dew and misty conditions delayed start of play by an hour. The Aussies, who won the toss were spurred by Andrew Symonds' 77. In reply, the Indians capitulated to some sinipid batting display.

SCOREBOARD

Australia A: Adam Gilchrist c Laxman b Harbhajan 19, Ryan Campbell c Harbhajan b ganesh 8, Michael de Venuto c Sanghvi b Harbhajan 12, Damien Martyn b Sanghvi 22, Andrew Symonds c Bundela b Ganesh 77, Brad Hodge c Kaif b Ganesh 30,Shane Lee c&b Harbhajan 0, Brad Young not out 10, Brad Creevey not out 1. Extras (b1, lb2, w10): 13. Total (for seven wickets in 47 overs): 192.

Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-42, 3-45, 4-118, 5-163, 6-163, 7-187.

Bowling: Ganesh 10-1-36-3, Nehra 7-0-22-0, Harbhajan 8-0-38-3; Sanghvi 9-0-38-1, Sriram 10-0-39-0, Sehwag 3-0-16-0.

India A: Devang Gandhi lbw Hansen 15, S Sriram lbw B Lee 12, VVS Laxman b Creevey 12, Mohd Kaif c Gilchrist b Lee 4, Devendra Bundela c Venuto b Young 14, Virendra Sehwag c Symonds b Lee 12, Sameer Dighe c Gilchrist b Creevey 0, Dodda Ganesh c Lee b Creevey 7, Rahul Sanghvi run out 3, Harbhajan Singh c Venuto b Young 0, Ashish Nehra not out 4. Extras (w16, nb6): 22. Total (all out in 34.1 overs): 115.

Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-45, 3-58, 4-60, 5-77, 6-79, 7-92, 8-97, 9-111, 10-115.

Bowling: B Lee 7.1-0-29-1, Hansen 6-1-28-1, S Lee 6-1-14-2, Creevey 10-3-22-3, Young 5-1-22-2.