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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 in Jamaica 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.
He scored 97 in Australia's first innings and was 37 not out before the downpour.
Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will also have taken confidence from a spell of three for 50 against a Jamaica side missing several leading players.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting was unbeaten on 20 at the close of play as the touring side ended on 65 for one.
The tourists are due to play three Test matches, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 game in the Caribbean.
