Date-stamped : 24 Dec95 - 18:28
BOON RETAIN PLACE IN AUSTRALIAN SIDE FOR SECOND TEST

Veteran Australian top order batsman David Boon   will   bat   at
No.three  in  the  second  Test against Sri Lanka which starts in
Melbourne on Boxing day (26).   Australia   will   be   at   full
strength   and skipper Mark Taylor is determined to capitalise on
their innings win in the first Test in Perth.  Taylor  will  open
batting with  Michael  Slater.  While retaining Boon, who is hav-
ing a lean period with  the   willow,  the  Australian  selectors
have  recalled   all-rounder   Steven  Waugh and fast bowler Paul
Reiffel to a 12-member squad. The duo  missed  the first Test due
to injuries.

SRI LANKA PREPARE FOR THE SECOND TEST

The Sri Lanka team will arrive in Melbourne over  the  weekend to
prepare  for  the  second  Test against Australia which starts on
Boxing day (26) at the MCG. Beaten by an  innings  in  the  first
Test  in  Perth, Sri Lanka must come out with an improved perfor-
mance  if  they are to give Aussies a hard time.  Skipper  Arjuna
Ranatunga   said   they will bounce back and give a  good run  to
Australia  in  the   two  remaining  matches  of  the  three-Test
series.  The  third  and  final Test is scheduled to be played in
Adelaide from January 25  after  the World Series Cup  triangular
tournament.

Source :: Lake House/Lanka Internet Services

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