Rain robbed Australia of certain victory in their pre-test series warm-up match against a Jamaica XI on Sunday.

The tourists needed just 96 runs for victory in their second innings of the three-day game at the Trelawny stadium and were 31 short when the weather stopped play.

The Jamaica XI were dismissed for 194 in their second innings with the slow left-arm bowling of Simon Katich cleaning up the tail with figures of four for 15.

Katich, in line for a return to the side for the opening test against West Indies starting on Thursday in Kingston, had an impressive game.