1.   Australian main strike bowler Shane Warne remains in doubt for the cricket tour of India next month after testing his repaired spinning finger in three practice matches.

2.   Batsman Rahul Dravid replaced spinner Sunil Joshi, who returned to India last week after breaking his spinning finger in the first Test.

3.   Batsman Rahul Dravid replaces spinner Sunil Joshi, who returned to India last week after breaking his spinning finger in the first Test.

4.   Off-spinner Kumar Dharmasena, who missed the two-Test series with an injured spinning finger, is back to partner Muttiah Muralitharan.

5.   But Australia are without their injured captain Mark Taylor and spin sensation Shane Warne, who opted to rest his spinning finger after off-season surgery.

6.   The star strike bowler told reporters in Darwin his spinning finger continued to be stiff and sore, affecting his ability to bowl, and his confidence.

7.   The star bowler said in Darwin on Wednesday his spinning finger continued to be stiff and sore, affecting his ability to bowl, and his confidence.

8.   Warne withdrew from the squad to give his injured spinning finger time to heal from recent surgery.

9.   Warne had surgery earlier this year on his main spinning finger and missed the tours of Sri Lanka and India.