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| Australia in West Indies, 2008 (West Indies) |
| West Indies vs Australia, ODI |
Run Rate : 4.35
Last Wicket : Fidel Edwards c J Hopes & b M Johnson 0(1) - 172/10, 39.5 Ovs
Previous Overs : . . . 1 . 1 | 1 . 1 1 . . | . . 1 . . 4 | . . 4 W W |
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| A comprehensive win for the Australians to finish the series, 341 was always a towering ask for the Windies. Even a batting lineup in form would face a few problems and in this case it was a batting department which has struggled for too long really. The Windies didn't start off well, they lost wickets in a cluster and that never allowed them get to a stable position. It was only Findlay who held the fort from one end and he kept losing partners from the other end. It was just a matter of time that the Australians ran through the rest of the tail. So then, the Windies suffered their third only cleansweep on home soil, another disappointing outing where they failed to save the Test series and the ODI series as well. Only reason to cheer for was in the abbreviated T20 where they tasted victory. We'll take a few days off now and will be back with some more action. Hope you've enjoyed our coverage. Do join us on the 10th of this month, that is when the Test series between England and South Africa kicks off. Till then from all of us here in the comm box, Adios... |
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| Michael Clarke lifts the Digicel ODI series Trophy |
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| Man of the Series Shane Watson is really happy with the way things have gone for him for the last 3-4 months. It's been a dream time for him since the IPL, he is glad that he has been contributing with the bat and the ball, his fielding has been good too. Few weeks off now but he says that he is very eager to play some more cricket as soon as anything competitive happens. |
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| Man of the Match Luke Ronchi says that it feels amazing to come from nothing and be performing at the ultimate level. He is happy that he did justice to the promotion that he got in the batting today, he is charged up after this performance. He is looking forward to grabbing more chances like this. |
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| Michael Clarke is really happy with his team's performance. He feels that it's a great challenge to lead a side but the job always gets easier when you have such talent in the side. He feels that this side has a lot of firepower in it and can continue being a top class ODI side for many more years to come. |
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| Chris Gayle congratulates the Australian side for this wonderful performance. He feels that their last loss hurt them badly but as a professional, they need to bounce back which they couldn't. He believes that their side has quite a lot of talent in it, the problem was with the conversion from paper to field work. The bowling wasn't impressive today and the batsmen felt the pressure. He commends the performances of the newcomers. |
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| Record margin of victory on the West Indian soil for Australia |
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| Australia win by 169 runs to win the ODI series 5-0 |
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| Johnson to Edwards, out Caught by Hopes at short fine leg!! All over for the Windies, Johnson ends the tour with a five-for, banged in short on the middle and leg, Edwards tries to pull, top edge goes straight into the hands of the short fine leg fielder, Edwards doesn't last long, golden duck for him, Australians sweep the ODI series clean... Edwards c Hopes b Johnson 0(1) |
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| Fidel Edwards walks in to bat now... |
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| Johnson to Miller, out Caught by Watson at cover!! Draws the right hander forward again, Miller tries to repeat the same thing, drives but this time straight to the fielder, in the air and pouched safely, one wicket away from a cleansweep now are the Australians! Miller c Watson b Johnson 8(11) [4s-1] |
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| 39.3 Johnson to Miller, FOUR!!, overpitched outside the off stump, Miller comes on the frontfoot and leans into the shot, drives it beautifully through the covers for four, great timing and placement! |
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| 39.2 Johnson to Miller, no run, defended watchfully this time |
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| 39.1 Johnson to Miller, no run, angling away from the right hander, driven towards cover |
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| 38.6 Lee to Findlay, FOUR!!, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Findlay opens the face of the bat and glides it down to third man, no chance for the fielder really, the third man fielder was inside the ring |
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| 38.5 Lee to Findlay, no run, banged in short outside the off stump, extra bit of bounce for Lee, Findlay tries to defend it down, misses |
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| 38.4 Lee to Findlay, no run, driven towards straight to the fielder at cover, straight to the fielder on that occasion |
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| 38.3 Lee to Miller, 1 run, back of a length delivery down the leg side, Miller closes the face of the bat and tucks it to short mid wicket for a quick single |
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| 38.2 Lee to Miller, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Miller cuts but straight to the fielder at cover point |
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| 38.1 Lee to Miller, no run, angled into the right hander with some extra bit of bounce, Miller defends it down with soft hands |
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| 37.6 Johnson to Findlay, no run, short outside the off stump, Findlay tries to cut and misses, extra bounce deceives the left hander on that occasion |
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| 37.5 Johnson to Findlay, no run, fired into the left hander, defended watchfully into the covers |
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| 37.4 Johnson to Miller, 1 run, angled across the right hander, Miller opens the face of the bat and slices it down to third man for a single |
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| 37.3 Johnson to Findlay, 1 run, fired in outside the off stump, Findlay stretches out and drives it to deep extra cover for a single |
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| 37.2 Johnson to Findlay, no run, dropped in short, Findlay tries to force it through the covers, under edge lands just beside the stumps, mighty close |
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| 37.1 Johnson to Miller, 1 run, angled across, Miller opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man |
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| 36.6 Lee to Miller, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, angled in with some extra bounce, Miller taps it down to third man for a single, gets off the mark with that run and retains the strike |
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| 36.5 Lee to Miller, no run, right up in the blockhole, Miller defends it watchfully, well bowled and well played! |
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| 36.4 Lee to Findlay, 1 run, Lee fires in a yorker, ends up being a low full toss, Findlay drives it to cover for a quick single, good running between the wickets |
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| 36.3 Lee to Findlay, no run, slower delivery, pushed straight to the fielder at cover |
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| 36.2 Lee to Findlay, no run, banged in short on the stumps, slanting into the left hander with some extra bit of bounce, Findlay defends it down with soft hands |
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| 36.1 Lee to Findlay, no run, fired into the blockhole, speared in, Findlay comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive, misses |
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| Nikita Miller walks in to bat now |
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| Johnson to Powell, out Bowled!! Hits the good length spot, skids through from nowhere really, Powell rocks back to defend, touch late to get his bat down, the off stump receives a knock, goes down and so does Powell's resistance! Powell b Johnson 10(25) [4s-1] |
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| 35.5 Johnson to Powell, no run, rush of blood for Powell, comes down the track and looks to heave it inside out, misses |
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| 35.4 Johnson to Powell, no run, slower delivery outside the off stump, cuts away from the right hander sharply, Powell looks to steer it fine and misses |
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| 35.3 Johnson to Powell, no run |
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| 35.2 Johnson to Powell, no run, angling away from the right hander, Powell has a big swing at that one and misses |
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| 35.1 Johnson to Findlay, leg byes, 1 run, Findlay shuffles across to work it away, off the pads for a single |
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| Mitchell Johnson is back into the attack |
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| 34.6 Lee to Powell, no run, yorker length and Powell clips it straight to the fielder at short mid wicket |
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