Aussies on top in Harare

Australians 151 for 1 (Langer 79*, Hayden 61) are level with Zimbabwe A 151 (Sibanda 48, Gillespie 4-25)
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The Australians cruised through the first day of their two-day warm-up game in Harare, bowling out for Zimbabwe A for 151 then finishing up level, reaching the total for the loss of only one wicket before bad light brought an early close.

Zimbabwe A struggled against the probable Australian Test attack. Jason Gilespie was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets, but Michael Kasprowicz and Shane Warne took two apiece, and there was a welcome comeback wicket for Glenn McGrath, who nipped one through the opener Eric Chauluka's defences in the first over. McGrath looked spritely in his 11 overs, and finished with 1 for 23.

Only Vusi Sibanda, the Test opener, resisted the Aussies for long, making 48 before he was trapped lbw by Warne's fellow Victorian legspinner Cameron White. Sibanda and Wisdom Sibiza (22) put on 69 for the second wicket - but after they were separated the last eight wickets tumbled for 56.

When the Australians replied Justin Langer, who hit 11 fours, and Matthew Hayden put on 138 untroubled runs for the first wicket before Hayden swung Rangarirayi Manyande to deep square leg.

The Australians are rotating 13 members of their squad in this match, which is not first-class.