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 Australia v West Indies 1st Test, Brisbane, 23-25 Nov, 2000 AUSTRALIA WON BY INNS & 126 RUNS  OMINOUS AUSTRALIA MAKE SHORT WORK OF WEST INDIES Steve Waugh's 'Unstoppable's' showed no mercy in cleaning up the tourists inside 3 days in Brisbane to equal the world record for consecutive Test wins, held by Jimmy Adams predecessor Clive Lloyd during he 1980's. It has been a year in the history of West Indies cricket to be forgotten since snatching a last gasp victory against Zimbabwe back home. And things looked likely to get worse before they get better after this display. Ten for 27 was all Glenn McGraths' doing, and was well deserved for a man at the peak (?) of his powers. His accuracy and attitude broke the fragile West Indians' spirit, early on the first day, as they crumbled for 82. Once Slater and Hayden had taken Australia past 100 for the first wicket, the game was all but lost. Only some determined and gritty batting from Shivnarine Chanderpaul served as a challenge for the Aussie's, as they cleared out the tourists for only 124 second time around. Indeed they only batted 108 overs for all their 20 wickets. As for Lara, he was not up for the fight this time, but maybe he will pull off a victory inspired by some grand double-century when all seems lost, at least that would be a small consolation for the West Indian fans. One bright note was debutant Marlon Black's promising 4-83 in all the flurry of runs from Australia's middle order. Gilchrist and Brett Lee even took a liking to the pace attack in pushing Australia past 300 and past hope for Jimmy Adams' luckless West Indies team. With the record and the Frank Worrell Trophy likely to be firmly in Australia's grasp before Boxing Day, West Indies can only hope for some small successes and positive performances to go home without feeling to battered. Richard Kendall |
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WI
1st inns 82
AUS
1st inns 332