Jayasuriya smashes 154 in Australia tour opener

CRICKET: BRISBANE, Australia, Oct 27 - Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya served warning to the Australian team when he smashed 154 on the first day of the tourists' three-day match against a Chairman's XI in Adelaide on Saturday.

At stumps on the first day, Sri Lanka were 335-4 with Thilan Samaraweera not out on 53. Recalled batsman Marvan Atapattu made 56 and Michael Vandort 55 on a day when the Sri Lankans dominated an attack made up of players not needed for domestic duty this weekend.

The only sour news was a thigh injury to batsman/keeper Kumar Sangakkara, who retired hurt after making just one.

Captain Mahela Jayawardene looked worried by the injury and popped a return catch to left-arm spinner Aaron Heal soon after Sangakkara retired hurt.

Atapattu, who has looked rusty in the nets over the past two days, was helped by a 10-ball first over from Doug Bollinger, who sent down four no balls in a nervous opener. He scored most of his early runs through the third man region but showed greater composure as the morning went on.

SRI LANKA 1ST INNINGS
M Atapattu c Hughes b Heal	 56
S Jayasuriya c Moller b Heal	154
M Vandoort c Plant b Bollinger	 55
K Sangakkara retired hurt	  1
M Jayawardene c and b Heal	  0
T Samawareena not out		 53
EXTRAS (6lb 10nb)		 16
TOTAL (for four wickets)	335

FALL: 195, 239, 240, 335.

BOWLING: D Bollinger 16.1-2-51-1 (8nb), P Rofe 18-4-82-0, 
M Lewis 16-2-46-0 (2nb), C Bailey 16-1-100-0, A Heal 19-5-50-3, 
C Ferguson 1-1-0-0.