Aussie rider on pace in testing

Aussie MotoGP star Jack Miller is buoyant after a promising debut on the Pramac Ducati during testing at Sepang.

Miller finished the final of three days of track time as the fifth-fastest rider, even after crashing out early, in hot and sometimes wet conditions at the Malaysian circuit.

The 23-year-old Queenslander has joined Ducati after three years with Honda.

Miller clocked 1 min 59.346 sec, just over half a second behind Ducati factory rider Jorge Lorenzo who led the way.

The championship begins in Qatar on March 18.