MacGill and Warne spin Aussies to victory

SYDNEY – Leg-spin wizards Stuart MacGill and Shane Warne spun Australia to an easy 210-run victory over the World XI here Monday, raising doubts about the future of best-versus-the-rest cricket series.

The Australians wrapped up another conclusive triumph following last week’s 3-0 clean sweep of the one-dayers, ending the match just over an hour after lunch on the fourth day of the scheduled six-day Test. The two champion tweakers finished with 15 of the 20 wickets – MacGill claiming 5-43 Monday and 9-82 for the match, and world record-holder Warne 3-48 for match analysis of 6-71.The world team of superstars crumbled by the first hour of play Monday, losing their last eight wickets for 88 to be all out for 144, chasing 355 for victory.Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who pocketed more than 130,000 US dollars in prize money for the four victories, said he looked forward to better times after the recriminations from losing the Ashes to England last month.The two champion tweakers finished with 15 of the 20 wickets – MacGill claiming 5-43 Monday and 9-82 for the match, and world record-holder Warne 3-48 for match analysis of 6-71.The world team of superstars crumbled by the first hour of play Monday, losing their last eight wickets for 88 to be all out for 144, chasing 355 for victory.Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who pocketed more than 130,000 US dollars in prize money for the four victories, said he looked forward to better times after the recriminations from losing the Ashes to England last month.