• BATSMEN
    R
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    6s
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    14.3 got him! A full delivery swinging back into the left hander who's trapped in the crease while trying to work this to leg, and up goes the finger! 36/1
    84.5 and Taylor breaks through with a leg-side caught-behind. A bit of inswing from Taylor, Katich tries to glance and it runs off the face of the bat, Ramdin takes a good catch 271/4
    52.6 got him! Ponting's furious with himself, and has every right to be - that was a loose stroke to a very wide delivery. A slower ball, too, and Ponting fished at it, the ball flying to Marshall at second slip who grasped a fine catch to his right 172/2
    65.2 bang and gone! A long-hop slapped straight to Chanderpaul at midwicket - he didn't have to move an inch 199/3
    126.5 excellent bouncer outside off, Clarke goes to fetch-and-hook it but can only top-edge it to Marshall at midwicket 414/7
    91.3 another leg-side catch, the second one today. Edwards pushes one down leg and Symonds tickles a glance that Ramdin takes quite comfortably and after an eternity Russell Tiffin raises the finger 296/5
    109.3 this time they've got him! A slower one from Taylor, tried to drive and checked the shot a little, all he managed was to prod a simple catch to mid on 360/6
    not out
    63
    82
    114
    8
    1
    76.82
    not out
    29
    26
    26
    3
    0
    111.53
    Extras
    21 (lb 7, nb 9, w 5)
    TOTAL
    479/7d (136 Overs, RR: 3.52)
    Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Phil Jaques, 14.3 ov), 2-172 (Ricky Ponting, 52.6 ov), 3-199 (Michael Hussey, 65.2 ov), 4-271 (Simon Katich, 84.5 ov), 5-296 (Andrew Symonds, 91.3 ov), 6-360 (Brad Haddin, 109.3 ov), 7-414 (Michael Clarke, 126.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    DBL Powell29310113.4802
    FH Edwards2869813.5001
    JE Taylor2759533.5114
    DJ Bravo2448013.3302
    DJG Sammy2127113.3800
    RR Sarwan702703.8500
  • BATSMEN
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    6s
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    9.2 got him! Short, wide and flayed by Smith straight to the towering figure of Andrew Symonds at point who takes it high above his head 55/1
    26.1 gone! A break in concentration from Marshall who is rapped on the back pad, inexplicably leaving one which didn't turn but was absolutely dead straight. That's nothing other than out 103/2
    53.6 he's got a wicket! At last MacGill finds a good one which ripped from middle stump, Sarwan coming forward and edging it to Clarke's right at slip who grasped it low with one hand 182/4
    26.6 gone! What sort of shot was that from Morton? In the blockhole, he tried to smash it over midwicket but got a thick inside edge straight to Simon Katich at short midwicket. A careless waste of a shot 105/3
    not out
    107
    236
    352
    12
    0
    45.33
    95.4 got him! Lee has broken through with the old ball! A straight one, a touch short, and the batsman is keen to tuck it off the legs with a would-be fine glance, but the umpire rules he's brushed either glove or bat on it and Haddin pouches the catch. There's some doubt about whether that came off his thigh pad and certainly Bravo was very disappointed 314/5
    95.5 big inswinging yorker, comes in late, as it pitches outside off and hits him low on the front shin, bringing the bat down late. He was struck outside the off stump there as he was playing a shot 314/6
    97.1 a huge shout from Lee and he knows he's struck, the reverse swing doing the damage again as Lee pitches that one outside off and the batsman comes forward, the ball hitting him just outside as he was playing a shot 318/7
    20
    26
    23
    2
    1
    76.92
    103.2 clever delivery from Lee - a slower one, well disguised too, which drew Taylor into the drive way too soon, and the yorker pitches in line with middle and continues on to the sticks 341/8
    103.4 a huge shout this time and Lee knew he had his man, as one pitches outside off and rapped him right in line, Powell unable to get bat on a forward press 341/9
    106.6 got him this time, it was only a matter of waiting, Johnson finds the edge through to the keeperfrom round the wicket, Edwards presses forward on the drive 352/10
    Extras
    44 (b 17, lb 13, nb 12, w 2)
    TOTAL
    352 all out (107 Overs, RR: 3.28)
    Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Devon Smith, 9.2 ov), 2-103 (Xavier Marshall, 26.1 ov), 3-105 (Runako Morton, 26.6 ov), 4-182 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 53.6 ov), 5-314 (Dwayne Bravo, 95.4 ov), 6-314 (Denesh Ramdin, 95.5 ov), 7-318 (Daren Sammy, 97.1 ov), 8-341 (Jerome Taylor, 103.2 ov), 9-341 (Daren Powell, 103.4 ov), 10-352 (Fidel Edwards, 106.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Lee2175952.8014
    MG Johnson2457223.0000
    SR Clark1403902.7800
    SCG MacGill21110715.0918
    MJ Clarke1572021.3300
    A Symonds1232502.0800
  • BATSMEN
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    45.2 played straight into the hands of the keeper, Jaques trying to work that one away with a guide to third man but got an upper edge through as the ball climbed more than he was expecting 163/2
    27.6 Bravo gets him! Some width outside off and the ball is moving away even further off the seam when Hussey gets a faint edge, pushing away from his body. A great catch by Ramdin, a sharp chance up to the sticks and Hussey is on his way 74/1
    47.3 a huge shout as Taylor fires in full and straight, the umpire doesn't need too long to make the decision that Ponting is gone, the Australia captain looking to work to the leg-side and he was defeated by some late movement in off the seam 178/3
    50.6 nudges out on the front foot, walking the ball out to the covers and there's a direct hit at the striker's end, Chanderpaul shying directly from mid-off after Symonds called him through 186/4
    not out
    43
    53
    83
    4
    0
    81.13
    57.1 slings in low towards middle and leg and Haddin's given. Replays show that the ball was going down leg, so another questionable decision, but this time in West Indies' favour 222/5
    61.5 got him! This will be the last ball of the day now, Lee adjudged to have gloved a short ball through. He's shaking his head but he has to go - and indeed it his forearm and not glove 244/6
    Extras
    26 (b 8, lb 6, nb 9, w 3)
    TOTAL
    244/6d (61.5 Overs, RR: 3.94)
    Fall of wickets: 1-74 (Michael Hussey, 27.6 ov), 2-163 (Phil Jaques, 45.2 ov), 3-178 (Ricky Ponting, 47.3 ov), 4-186 (Michael Clarke, 50.6 ov), 5-222 (Brad Haddin, 57.1 ov), 6-244 (Brett Lee, 61.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    DBL Powell1334703.6102
    FH Edwards7.512823.5703
    JE Taylor1203322.7501
    DJG Sammy1214503.7510
    DJ Bravo1415914.2123
    RR Sarwan301806.0000
  • BATSMEN
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    4.4 there's the first breakthrough, Lee puts in another short ball, around chest height and Smith opens the face trying to guide it wide of the slips but it flies straight to Hussey at gully, where he takes a straightforward catch 4/1
    11.3 and Clark gets the breakthrough. Great bounce from Clark, right on line, Marshall tries to get behind and prod it down but there's some sort of noise as it goes through to the keeper and the umpire raises his finger. 19/2
    81.1 got him! The new ball does the job immediately, popping up off a length and Hussey takes the catch, running in from the gully. Johnson came over the wicket, it climbed on him and hit the shoulder of the bat and the bowler pumps his fist 227/4
    14
    42
    74
    2
    0
    33.33
    28.1 and Lee strikes! Hits the pitch outside off, rips right back and traps him back on the crease with no foot movement, hitting him plumb in front 84/3
    not out
    77
    180
    336
    8
    0
    42.77
    84.1 Bravo goes now, looking to work it away on the legs, but got a leading edge skewing out towards cover point where it's snapped up without too much trouble by Hodge, running round from point 236/5
    not out
    21
    45
    47
    3
    0
    46.66
    Extras
    20 (lb 8, nb 12)
    TOTAL
    266/5 (93 Overs, RR: 2.86)
    Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Devon Smith, 4.4 ov), 2-19 (Xavier Marshall, 11.3 ov), 3-84 (Runako Morton, 28.1 ov), 4-227 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 81.1 ov), 5-236 (Dwayne Bravo, 84.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Lee2155132.4205
    SR Clark1882211.2201
    MJ Clarke631602.6600
    MG Johnson2037013.5000
    SCG MacGill1927503.9406
    MEK Hussey621402.3300
    A Symonds301003.3300

Match Details

Toss

Australia , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Australia led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.30

Match days

30,31 May, 1,2,3 June 2008 (5-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Close of Play

  • Fri, 30 May - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 259/3 (SM Katich 113*, MJ Clarke 38*, 82 ov)
  • Sat, 31 May - day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 125/3 (RR Sarwan 32*, S Chanderpaul 5*, 35 ov)
  • Sun, 1 Jun - day 3 - West Indies 1st innings 255/4 (S Chanderpaul 55*, DJ Bravo 29*, 71 ov)
  • Mon, 2 Jun - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 244/6 (A Symonds 43*, 61.5 ov)
  • Tue, 3 Jun - day 5 - West Indies 2nd innings 266/5 (93 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

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West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4DS SmithXM Marshall
2nd15RR SarwanXM Marshall
3rd65RR SarwanRS Morton
4th143S ChanderpaulRR Sarwan
5th9S ChanderpaulDJ Bravo
6th30S ChanderpaulD Ramdin