Lee injury mars Australia win

Australia suffered an injury scare on the last day of their warm-up match against a Sri Lanka President's XI as Brett Lee was taken to hospital with a sore left ankle.

Scans revealed no structural damage and Australia are hopeful that he may recover in time for the first Test which starts on Monday in Galle, but Ricky Ponting admitted that the injury was a big concern.

"It is a big concern, especially the way he bowled in the first innings here," Ponting told reporters afterwards. "He bowled quick and swung the ball a lot and we had hoped he could do that in the first Test."

"He feared the worst straight away but the scans have come up pretty clear today. He has a couple of days for rest and treatment over the weekend and we will hope that everything comes up ok for Monday."

Lee had been a major handful in the first innings, ripping out four top order wickets during an eight-over burst with the new ball. He also picked up a wicket in the second innings before hobbling off mid-way through his fourth over.