CRICKET - POLICE COMMANDOS ON HAND FOR AUSTRALIANS ' FIRST MATCH .  COLOMBO 1996-08-22  Armed police commandos patrolled the ground when Australia opened their short tour of Sri Lanka with a five-run win over the country 's youth team on Thursday .  Australia , in Sri Lanka for a limited overs tournament which also includes India and Zimbabwe , have been promised the presence of commandos , sniffer dogs and plainclothes policemen to ensure the tournament is trouble-free .  They are making their first visit to the island since boycotting a World Cup fixture in February because of fears over ethnic violence .  Australia , batting first in Thursday 's the warm-up match , scored 251 for seven from their 50 overs .  Ricky Ponting led the way with 100 off 119 balls with two sixes and nine fours before retiring .  The youth side replied with 246 for seven . [START_ENT] Australian [END_ENT] coach Geoff Marsh said he was impressed with the competitiveness of the opposition .  " We were made to sweat to win , " he said .
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