Toss – Australia have won the toss and will BAT first.
Teams
Australia: 1 Shane Watson, 2 Simon Katich, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Marcus North, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Peter Siddle, 11 Ben Hilfenhaus.
West Indies: 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Adrian Barath, 3 Travis Dowlin, 4 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 5 Dwayne Bravo, 6 Brendan Nash, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Jerome Taylor, 9 Sulieman Benn, 10 Ravi Rampaul, 11 Kemar Roach.
Australia Innings
- Ravi Rampaul and Adrian Barath making their Test debut for West Indies
- Australia lost 1st wicket in 3rd over - 1-0 Shane Watson (2.1 ov)
- J Taylor to Watson, OUT! Good length ball just outside off. That’s hit Watson on his pads as he offers no stroke. It came back in. A brilliant delivery from Taylor. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Rauf raises his finger. Australia have lost their first wicket.
- Australia 52/1 in 11 overs
- Simon Katich scores his 17th Test fifty in 68 balls (8×4) (1×6)
- Australia 101/1 in 22 overs
- Ricky Ponting scores his 49th Test fifty in 64 balls (8×4) (1×6)
- Lunch – Australia 114/1 in 24 overs
- Australia lost 2nd wicket in 28th over – 2-126 Ricky Ponting (27.5 ov)
- K Roach to Ponting, OUT! Roach gets his man this time! Good length ball just outside off. Good bounce for Roach and Ponting, who stood on his toes to defend it has knicked that one to Denesh Ramdin, who takes a good catch to his right. Umpire Gould raises his finger. Australia have lost their second wicket.
- Australia 150/2 in 37.1 overs
- 50-run partnership between Simon Katich and Michael Hussey for the 3rd wkt in 93 balls
- Australia 200/2 in 47 overs
- Australia lost 3rd wicket in 49th over – 3-200 Simon Katich (48.1 ov)
- D Bravo to Katich, OUT! D Bravo bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. Katich gets afaint edge as he tries to work it down the on side. Denesh Ramdin has dived to his right and taken the catch. Australia have lost their third wicket.
- Tea – Australia 210/3 in 51 overs
- Michael Hussey scores his 17th Test fifty in 93 balls (7×4) (0×6)
- Australia 250/3 in 63.2 overs
- Australia lost 4th wicket in 65th over – 4-253 Michael Hussey (65 ov)
- Benn to Hussey, OUT! Caught and bowled! Full length delivery on middle and leg. Hussey tried to drive it straight down the ground but could not keep it down and in the end, ended up chipping it straight back to Benn who accepted it gleefully. Australia have lost their fourth wicket for 253.
- Australia lost 5th wicket in 80th over – 5-287 Michael Clarke (79.3 ov)
- D Bravo to Clarke, OUT! Superb catch by Gayle! No effects of jetlag there. Bravo takes his second wicket. Pitched outside off and Clarke got a thick leading edge as he tried to cut it. It was traveling quickly and Gayle got both his hands together on his left and finished a fine catch. Australia have lost their fifth wicket.
- Australia 303/5 in 84.2 overs
- Stumps Day 1 - Australia 322/5 in 90 overs
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