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Sarwan, Chanderpaul deny Aussies a win

ST. JOHN’S: Australia had to settle for a draw after Ramnaresh Sarwan hit his 11th Test hundred and with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, batted the West Indies to safety in the second cricket Test here on Tuesday.

Sarwan top-scored with 128 and Chanderpaul gave admirable support with an unbeaten 77 to be the rocks upon which the West Indies built its second innings total of 266 for five before the two sides decided it was pointless to continue about 30 minutes after the scheduled close with five overs remaining.

The result means Australia retains its hold on the Frank Worrell Trophy — the symbol of Test supremacy against the West Indies — and has not lost a Test series in the Caribbean since 1991.

Australia had set West Indies 372 for victory after declaring its second innings at the overnight total of 244 for six.

When Australia reduced West Indies to 84 for three, the odds of a victory were highly in its favour when Chanderpaul emerged from the pavilion about half-an-hour before lunch.

But Australia, gaining little or no assistance from the hard, docile pitch, endured a frustrating afternoon, as it could find no way through either Sarwan or Chanderpaul, and the pair spent four hours together to add a match-saving 143 for the fourth wicket.

Sarwan , leading the West Indies in the Test in place of the injured Chris Gayle, reached his century off the penultimate ball before tea. — Agencies

SCOREBOARD

Australia — 1st innings: 479 for seven decl.

West Indies — 1st innings: 352.

Australia — 2nd innings: 244 for six decl.

West Indies — 2nd innings: D. Smith c Hussey b Lee 0, X. Marshall c Haddin b Clark 5, R. Sarwan c Hussey b Johnson 128, R. Morton lbw b Lee 14, S. Chanderpaul (not out) 77, D. Bravo c (sub) Hodge b Lee 1, D. Ramdin (not out) 21, Extras (lb-8, nb-12): 20; Total (for five wkts. in 93 overs): 266.

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-19, 3-84, 4-227, 5-236.

Australia bowling: Lee 21-5-51-3, Clark 18-8-22-1, Clarke 6-3-16-0, Johnson 20-3-70-1, MacGill 19-2-75-0, Hussey 6-2-14-0, Symonds 3-0-10-0.

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