Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Player Of The Match
Series result
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
Match days
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIA 479/7d (136 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Clarke110 (187)
- Simon Katich113 (248)
- Daren Sammy1/71 (21)
- Jerome Taylor3/95 (27)
WEST INDIES 352 (107 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul*107 (236)
- Ramnaresh Sarwan65 (146)
- Michael Clarke2/20 (15)
- Brett Lee5/59 (21)
AUSTRALIA 244/6d (61.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Phil Jaques76 (136)
- Andrew Symonds*43 (53)
- Fidel Edwards2/28 (7.5)
- Jerome Taylor2/33 (12)
WEST INDIES 266/5 (93 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul*77 (180)
- Ramnaresh Sarwan128 (241)
- Stuart Clark1/22 (18)
- Brett Lee3/51 (21)
END OF OVER:93 | 1 Run | WI: 266/5
- Denesh Ramdin21 (45b)
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul77 (180b)
- Mitchell Johnson20-3-70-1
- Stuart Clark18-8-22-1
And that's it, Ponting has called it off with five overs to spare and it's the first drawn Test between these two sides since April 1995. An emotional moment for MacGill who finishes his last Test having bowled well today without taking a wicket. He ends with 209 Test wickets and takes a stump as a souvenir. Now Chanderpaul comes off the pitch, raising his bat as the players form a line to congratulate him on his excellent performance in saving this match, and Sarwan must take some credit also.
A draw is a fair result after Australia were handed the advantage yesterday under a cloud of some questionable umpiring decisions. So, Australia retain the Frank Worrell trophy, but a fighting West Indies will have something to aim for in the third and final Test - victory there would help them level the series. We know that Australia will have at least one change there, with MacGill bowing out, but do join us next week on June 12 to find out what happens in the last game of this interesting series.
Here's Ricky Ponting. "We lost a little bit of time in the game but we had the opportunity today to win the Test match. The partnership [between Sarwan and Chanderpaul] was probably the difference between us winning and the draw, so well done to them."
On Brett Lee, he says: "His spell this morning with the new ball gave us a chance today. I'm, happy with the way our bowlers stuck at it. For our batters to go out yesterday afternoon and set things up was good."
Here's Ramnaresh Sarwan. "Our focus was to take every session as it is. All in all we just wanted to be positive throughout the day." He admits it's very hard to put into words how important Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been for them. "Over the past three years he has been showing his consistency."
Chanderpaul is the Man of the Match. "We had a plan batting session by session," says Chanderpaul. "Play nothing too rash and try to stay as long as possible out there." And when he's asked if he will be fit for the final Test having shown some discomfort, he answers: "Yeah I hope so, just a little bit of strain in the calf. Should be all right for the next game."
In the meantime, many thanks indeed for joining me Jenny Roesler and Brydon Coverdale, and we look forward to bringing you the third match from Barbados soon.
Two slips in, the lights have come on
Australia tour of West Indies 2008 News
Dyson urges players to curb aggression
After slumping to a 5-0 series whitewash to Australia on Sunday, John Dyson, the West Indies coach, wants his players to adopt the style of their opponents
Ponting concerned over Test cricket's future
Ricky Ponting believes that Test cricket isn't in a healthy state and that international players have a duty to provide entertaining matches to ensure its future in the wake of Twenty20's popularity
Australia cruise to 5-0 series win
In a series that has been as one-sided as a Möbius strip, it was somehow appropriate that Australia saved their biggest victory for the final match. They completed a rare ODI cleansweep in the Caribbean with a 169-run thrashing of West Indies
West Indies v Australia, 5th ODI, St Kitts
Match home for West Indies v Australia, 5th ODI, St Kitts, July 6, 2008
Evolving Australia prove their depth
Last time Australia visited the Caribbean they went home undefeated and with a World Cup in their possession. The stakes were considerably lower on this trip but it was an important step in the development of a side that has lost several key members of th