26 May, 2008
Windies on track for upset

West Indies will enter the final day of a gripping first Test against Australia needing 241 more runs to win and nine wickets in hand after another tense day of Test cricket in Kingston.

The Windies reached 1-46 in their second innings, chasing a victory target of 287, before taking the light early in the evening session of the fourth day at Sabina Park.

Brenton Parchment (15) was the only West Indian to fall, drawing his bat away too late from a Stuart Clark delivery with Brad Haddin making no mistake behind the stumps.

Australia was restricted to 167 all out in its second innings, with Dwayne Bravo claiming 4-47 including the vital wicket of Andrew Symonds.

All-rounder Symonds was the only player to offer any resistance, but his dismissal for 79 signalled the beginning of the end for the tourists.

Brad Hodge (27) and Brad Haddin (23) were the only other Australians to reach double figures on yet another gripping day of cricket.

Resuming on an overnight total of 4-17, Ricky Ponting's team suffered a setback when they lost nightwatchman Mitchell Johnson with just one run added to its second-innings total.

Daren Powell made the breakthrough to add to the key scalps of Ponting and Mike Hussey on Saturday.

Johnson, on four, got an edge on the delivery outside off stump and Denesh Ramdin took a simple catch behind the stumps.

That brought Symonds to the crease at 5-18 and he looked in determined mood following his fine 70 not out in the first innings.

Hodge posted a dogged 27 from 54 balls before he fell to Bravo, an outside edge again doing the damage as Ramdin took another catch - this time after a stunning dive to his right.

Australia reached 6-93 to establish an overall lead of 212 by lunch, and Symonds continued his impressive knock in the second session to further extend that advantage.

Haddin became Bravo's second victim when he found Runako Morton at short cover and Brett Lee contributed nine before being snapped up by Ramdin after getting an outside edge to Fidel Edwards.

Symonds went in the following over, brilliantly held by Darren Sammy at mid-on despite a collision with team-mate Morton off the bowling of Bravo.

Bravo then finished things off when he had Stuart MacGill caught at point by Morton for nought.

The Windies, in reply, are 1-22 in the final session of the penultimate day.

Australia first innings 431
West Indies first innings 312
Australia seconnd innings
P Jaques c Ramdin b Edwards 4
S Katich LBW Edwards 1
R Ponting c Bravo b Powell 5
M Hussey b Powell 1
M Johnson c Ramdin b Powell 4
B Hodge c Ramdin b Bravo 27
A Symonds c Sammy b Bravo 79
B Haddin c Morton b Bravo 23
B Lee c Ramdin b Edwards 9
S Clark not out 1
S MacGill c Morton b Bravo 0
Extras (b 2, lb 10, nb 1) 13
Total (all out; 56.5 overs) 167
FoW: 1-5 (Jaques, 1.4 ov), 2-10 (Ponting, 2.6 ov), 3-12 (Katich, 7.4 ov), 4-12 (Hussey, 8.3 ov), 5-18 (Johnson, 10.5 ov), 6-70 (Hodge, 27.1 ov), 7-144 (Haddin, 47.5 ov), 8-162 (Lee, 55.6 ov), 9-166 (Symonds, 56.3 ov), 10-167 (MacGill, 56.5 ov)

Bowling
Powell 15-5-36-4
F Edwards 16-3-40-3
D Bravo 18.5-3-47-4
A Jaggernauth 3-0-22-0
D Sammy 4-0-10-0

West Indies second innings
D Smith not out 19
B Parchment c Haddin b Clark 15
R Sarwan not out 8
Extras (b 4) 4
Total (1 wicket; 18 overs) 46
FoW: 1-22 (Parchment, 7.3 ov)

Bowling
B Lee 6-0-24-0
S Clark 7-3-11-1
M Johnson 3-0-6-0
S MacGill 2-1-1-0