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All Match NewsAustralia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, 9th ODI, Melbourne
Match home for the ninth game of the CB Series, between Australia and Sri Lanka at the MCG
Rain helps Australia to 24-run win
The slow MCG pitch was causing just as many problems for Sri Lanka as Australia and at the halfway mark of a small chase the visitors had staggered to 4 for 65
Ponting's rut grows deeper with run out
"The pitch was really slow, very hard to get your timing and to penetrate the field," Michael Hussey, named Man of the Match for an unbeaten 64, said