3rd Test: Australia vs West Indies - Match Thread

[scott]

Australian XI: Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, *Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Andrew Symonds, +Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill/Nathan Bracken, Glenn McGrath

West Indies XI: Wavell Hinds, Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, *Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, +Denesh Ramdin, Daren Powell/Jermaine Lawson, Fidel Edwards, Corey Collymore

[scott]

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first.

WI 2-33 in the 10th over

Lara 11* - Sarwan 4*

Lee 2-18

[Rik E Boy]

West Indies 4/200 odd, Lara 125 not out and braining them. GAME ON.

regards,

REB

[stan]

Game on is a good way to put it.
WI 5/255

Lara 139*

[scott]

West Indies 6-298

Lara 169no

[MightyEagles]

Lara 200 no overnight and close to being the player with the most runs in tests.

[scott]

West Indies 7-352 at stumps

Lara 202 not out

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

C'mon West Indies, if Lara keeps going at this rate, there will still be a game to watch on Tuesday.

[godoubleblues]

Lara now 214 not out and is now the leading run scorer in Tests
well done

[godoubleblues]

Lara just out for 226, WI 8-381

[SBR]

Windies all out for 405, Fantastic work Lara!

It's now lunch and Edwards got smacked off his first two overs and is going for 11 an over, although No balls weren't helping him.

Australia 0/27

Langer - 14
Hayden - 10

[Rik E Boy]

What a fantastic test match at the Adelaide Oval. You lucky buggers actually get to watch cricket and all I got was a yellow T-Shirt, a procession and a hangover!

Congratulations to the West Indies who have improved gradually as the series has gone on. Congratulations to Brian Lara, the world's new record holder for must runs in tests, passing Pugsley's mark in 30 fewer tests. There is a certain similarity about their careers..the one outstanding player in a struggling side..although Lara never had to face Garner, Marshall, Holding, Walsh, Ambrose etc. I would rate that a tougher gig than having to face Warne and McGrath as our next change isn't of the class above.

Congratulations to Dwayne Bravo who is an exciting talent and congratulations to Hussey as well who batted superbly. A huge brickbat though to the captaincy of Shiv Chanderpaul. Hussey was only in the 30's when Australia were 8 down and his negative approach handed Australia the lead.

Cheers,

REB

[Magpiespower]

Warnie's ripping through the Windies second innings.

Should be an easy win for Australia from here.

[scott]

W.I. 405 and 204
AUS 428 and 3/182
Australia won by 7 wkts. Series 3-0. MOTM: B.Lara (WI), MOTS: M.Hayden (Aus)

[MagicKiwi]

It was an honour and a privilege to be there as part of Brian Lara's history making effort in the first innings. The ovation was large and long and eclipses any other cricket moment I have experienced.