With just under an hour of play to go and the match headed for a draw, Evans stumbled and fell.

He appeared to be recovering with attention from a paramedic as both captains agreed to call an end with 14 overs remaining.

The Lions, needing to score an unlikely 445 in two sessions, were 4-162 at the time.

That meant Australia had drawn both of their lead-up matches to the Test at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens but Ponting's men will be more than happy with their latest hit-out.

"This wicket will be similar to the one we have to confront down there (Cardiff), so we couldn't have asked for much more as far as our preparation goes," said Ponting.

"Brett Lee really stood up for us. Once the ball started to swing, we know he is as good as anyone in the world in terms of exploiting those conditions. Marcus North batted well in the second innings, and Mike Hussey looks terrific, while Michael Clarke got some quality time in the middle.

"We can travel down to Cardiff happy with what we have done and the intensity automatically steps up when you play Test cricket."

Hussey and North both showed good form by scoring centuries and man-of-the-match Lee roared back to life by collecting seven wickets.

Quick Mitchell Johnson (2-48 off nine overs) showed he was finding his feet by removing openers Stephen Moore (16) and Joe Denly (36) on Saturday.

Part-time off-spinner North (0-17) was intriguingly introduced before the touring squad's sole specialist spinner Nathan Hauritz (1-22 off 12.2 overs) in the middle session.

But Hauritz struck first by having skipper Ian Bell (20) caught at bat pad by Simon Katich, extracted some bounce out of the wearing pitch and bowled many more overs than North.

Under darkening clouds, Lee tried to reinvigorate the contest after tea by uprooting Solanki's leg stump with a full ball that swung between his bat and pad.

However Australia were unable to dislodge Eoin Morgan and Steve Davies despite Hauritz having a very confident appeal turned down against Davies on 16.

North earlier demonstrated he was in superb touch before Cardiff by piling on the pain for the flagging Lions attack. He was unbeaten on 191 when Australia declared their second innings at 4-438 at lunch with Brad Haddin on 25 not out.

North and Hussey (62) made the most of the batting practice by cruising along as the tourists scored 162 runs in the opening session.

Hussey retired hurt because of an ankle complaint but team management did not expect him to be in any doubt for the Test starting Wednesday.

He returned to take his place in the field soon after the start of the Lions second innings and seemed to shake his foot to his teammates to show he was fine.

North, who was on 106 overnight, started the day in a measured fashion and had a life on 120 with Steve Harmison dropping a return catch.

The West Australian branched out later on and was particularly harsh on the spinners, crunching part-timer Denly into the stands just before the break.

Legspinner Adil Rashid didn't aid his chances of playing in the Sophia Gardens Test, finishing with match figures of 1-181 off 36 overs.