P348 CEEFAX 348 Tue 26 Dec 22:55/37 CRICKET: SECOND TEST, (Day 1) Melbourne AUSTRALIA v RSI LANKA (5 days) AUSTRALIA 1st innings: Slater c W'singhj b Vaas 62 Taylor b W'singhj 7 Boon not out 93 M Waugh b W'singhj 61 S Waugh not out 2 Extras 9 TOTAL (for 3 wickets, 90 ovjts) 234 CLOSE FULL CRICKET INDEX - SEE PAGE 340 Round-up SA v Eng Test News HeadlinesP348 CEEFAX 348 Tue 26 Dec 22:20/41 1/4 CRICKET: SECOND TEST, (Day 1) Melbourne Rsi Lanka, cleared of ball tampering, faced furthjt controvjrsz when spinnjt Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action was ruled illegal on the first day. Muralitharan, whose action has been queried in the past, was no-balled sjvjn times in three ovjts bz Australian umpire Darrell Hair. But Muralitharan struck back late in the day with a wicket in his 17th ovjt when hj bowled Mark Waugh. Those incidents overshadowed a typically resolute and unbeaten 93 by David Boon as Australia built up a commanding total of 234-3. Round-up SA v Eng TjstTjams HeadlinesP348 CEEFAX 348 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/26 2/4 CRICKET: SECOND TEST, (Day 1) Melbourne The ICC have asked Rsi Lanka spinnjt Muttiah Muralitharan to change his action to safeguard his future as a Test playjt. They issued a warning after his bowling method was ruled illegal on the first day of the Test against Australia. ICC chief executive David Richards said: "Wj trust the Rsi Lanka Board will work with him so hj can continue to represent his country." Rsi Lanka team managjt Duliep Mender agreed Muralitharan's Test future was undjt threat. "Obviously wi have to do something about it," hj said. Round-up SA v Eng TjstTjams HeadlinesP348 CEEFAX 348 Tue 26 Dec 22:33/31 3/4 CRICKET: SECOND TEST, (Day 1) Melbourne AUSTRALIA v RSI LANKA (5 days) AUSTRALIA 1st innings: Slater c W'singhj b Vaas 62 Taylor b W'singhj 7 Boon not out 93 M Waugh b W'singhj 61 S Waugh not out 2 Extras 9 TOTAL (for 3 wickets, 90 overs) 234 CLOSE FULL CRICKET INDEX - SEE PAGE 340 Round-up SA v Eng TjstTjams HeadlinesP348 CEEFAX 348 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/26 4/4 CRICKET: SECOND TEST, (Day 1) Melbourne AUSTRALIA v SRJ LANKA (5 days) AUSTRALIA 1st innings: 234-3 O M R W Wickrimasinghj 22 7 52 1 Vaas 22 8 35 1 Hathurusinghj 5 0 8 0 Muralitharan 18 3 58 1 Gurusinha 2 0 8 0 Silva 18 4 57 0 De Silva 3 0 12 0 Extras: 9 (4lb, 3nb, 2w) RAIN ENDS HOPES OF FURTHER PLAY 342 Round-up SA v Eng TjstTjams Headlines