The second Test between Australia and West Indies ended in a draw at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.
The second Test between Australia and West Indies ended in a draw at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.
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Set 330 runs to win, Australia were 5-212 at stumps on the final day.
Michael Clarke (61 not out) and Brad Haddin (20 not out) survived a testing last hour-and-a-half to deny the tourists an upset victory.
The Australian pair had numerous close shaves but battled through to 5-212, 118 short of the winning target. Their ordeal came after Mike Hussey (29) was caught behind in the first over after tea.
Dwayne Bravo had beaten the Australian left-hander the ball before and had a loud leg before shout rejected earlier in the over.
Apparently learning nothing from the Hussey dismissal, North went for two when he too nibbled at Bravo outside off stump to be well caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan at first slip. Bravo was superb in taking 3-37 from 15 probing overs.
Earlier, Shane Watson complemented his first innings 96 and three wickets by making 48 (172 Minutes, 130 balls, four boundaries).
He was brilliantly caught pulling by Bravo at midwicket off Darren Sammy half an hour before tea.
After batting and captaining so boldly throughout this Test, Chris Gayle's conservative decision to bat on this morning all but ensured the match would end in a draw.
The visitors struck a hammer blow early in the second session when Ricky Ponting chopped on to Ravi Rampaul for 20. Rampaul bowled a fine seven over spell of sustained pace after lunch to remove Ponting at a cost of just 13 runs.
Before lunch Simon Katich (21 from 26 balls) was caught at cover playing an ambitious drive off Bravo.
Resuming at 8-284, with a lead of 296, the West Indies surprised many by batting on for half an hour until they were dismissed for 317, pushing their buffer to 329.
Gayle carried his bat to finish on 165. He is the first West Indian captain to carry his bat. Mitchell Johnson took 5-103 and Doug Bollinger 3-50. The injured Peter Siddle did not take the field this morning.
The Australians retained their 1-0 lead in the three Test series which continues in Perth from December 16.
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