Australia take complete control

Justin Langer and the in-form Ricky Ponting hit centuries for Australia against West Indies on Friday to leave the home team facing a long b...

Justin Langer and the in-form Ricky Ponting hit centuries for Australia against West Indies on Friday to leave the home team facing a long battle to avoid a swift defeat in the first Test.

Langer, who made 146, and Ponting, who struck 117, put on 248 runs for the second wicket as the touring side piled up 489 all out late on the second day, a lead of 252. West Indies survived five overs of spin in fading light to reach 16 without loss at the close.

Adam Gilchrist, who scored 77, and Andy Bichel (39) added to the home team’s frustration with an important 85-run stand for the seventh wicket. Fast bowler Vasbert Drakes prevented the Australian batsman from doing more damage as he took five wickets in an innings for the first time in a Test match. (Reuters)

SCOREBOARD

West Indies (1st Innings): 237
Australia (1st Innings): J Langer c Hinds b drakes 146, M Hayden run out 10, R Ponting c Samuels b Drakes 117, D Lehman c sub b Drakes 6; S Waugh lbw Dillon 25, A Gilchrist c&b Lawson 77, B Hogg lbw Collins 3, A Bichel c Hinds b Drakes 39, B Lee c Dillon b Drakes 20, J Gillespie b Lawson 7, S MacGill not out 4, Extras (b-18, lb-5, w-2, nb-10) 35; Total (all out) 489
Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-285, 3-300, 4-319, 5-349, 6-362,7-447, 8-473, 9-485.
Bowling: Dillon 23-1-116-1, Collins 23-1-96-1, Lawson 21-0-111-2, Drakes 26.1-5-93-5, Samuels 21-6-49-0, Ganga 1-0-1-0
West Indies (2nd Innings): W Hinds batting 2, D Smith batting 13, Extras (nb-1) 1; Total (For no wkt) 16
Bowling: MacGill 3-2-12-0, Brad Hogg 2-0-4-0.

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