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Australia won by 9 wickets  
34.6 Drakes to Ponting, no run, just short of a length and on the off,

defended


End of over 35 (3 runs) Australia 126/1 (21 more runs req)

VC Drakes 7-0-25-0 (1w) - Regent Street End
JL Langer 69* (91b 9x4) RT Ponting 30* (45b 3x4 1x6)

35.1 Ganga to Langer, FOUR, swatted away through cover, Ganga isn't
going to pose too many problems, not with short and wide long hops
at any rate!
35.2 Ganga to Langer, no run

35.3 Ganga to Langer, no run, well flighted and on the off, defended
35.4 Ganga to Langer, no run
35.5 Ganga to Langer, no run
35.6 Ganga to Langer, no run


End of over 36 (4 runs) Australia 130/1 (17 more runs req)

D Ganga 1-0-4-0 - North Road End
RT Ponting 30* (45b 3x4 1x6) JL Langer 73* (97b 10x4)

36.1 Drakes to Ponting, one run
36.2 Drakes to Langer, no run, pitched up delivery outside the off

stump, angling into the lefty, defended
36.3 Drakes to Langer, no run, pitched up delivery outside the off
stump, driven back to the bowler
36.4 Drakes to Langer, one run, short delivery on the off, again angling
in, pushed with soft hands towards the point region, quick single
taken
36.5 Drakes to Ponting, no run, driven off the back foot, ball finds the
mid-off fielder
36.6 Drakes to Ponting, one run, fuller length delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, played down the track to the mid-on region,
the fielder is deep and a qucik single is taken


End of over 37 (3 runs) Australia 133/1 (14 more runs req)

VC Drakes 8-0-28-0 (1w) - Regent Street End
RT Ponting 32* (48b 3x4 1x6) JL Langer 74* (100b 10x4)

37.1 Ganga to Ponting, no run
37.2 Ganga to Ponting, no run, played away to the leg gully region
37.3 Ganga to Ponting, no run, short delivery outside the off stump,
spinning into the right hander, pushed to the point region
37.4 Ganga to Ponting, one run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg
stump line, played away to the vacant sqaure leg region, easy
single added and Australia inch forward
37.5 Ganga to Langer, no run
37.6 Ganga to Langer, no run


End of over 38 (1 run) Australia 134/1 (13 more runs req)

D Ganga 2-0-5-0 - North Road End
RT Ponting 33* (52b 3x4 1x6) JL Langer 74* (102b 10x4)

Samuels is back into the attack

38.1 Samuels to Ponting, no run, flighted delivery on the off, defended
38.2 Samuels to Ponting, no run, played away to the short mid-wicket
region
38.3 Samuels to Ponting, FOUR, touch short outside the off stump,
spinning into the right hander, Ponting moves back quickly and
drives it into the gap on the off side, ball races away to the
cover fence
38.4 Samuels to Ponting, two runs, turned away to the deep fine-leg
region
38.5 Samuels to Ponting, no run, pushed to the covers
38.6 Samuels to Ponting, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, driven back down the track to the mid-on region


End of over 39 (6 runs) Australia 140/1 (7 more runs req)

MN Samuels 8-1-38-0 - Regent Street End
JL Langer 74* (102b 10x4) RT Ponting 39* (58b 4x4 1x6)

Australia require another 7 runs with 9 wickets remaining
39.1 Ganga to Langer, no run, driven to the cover region
39.2 Ganga to Langer, no run
39.3 Ganga to Langer, one run, short delivery on the middle and leg,
played away to the mid-wicket region, quick single taken
39.4 Ganga to Ponting, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg
stump line, turned away to the mid-wicket region
39.5 Ganga to Ponting, no run
39.6 Ganga to Ponting, no run


End of over 40 (1 run) Australia 141/1 (6 more runs req)

D Ganga 3-0-6-0 - North Road End
JL Langer 75* (105b 10x4) RT Ponting 39* (61b 4x4 1x6)

40.1 Samuels to Langer, no run
40.2 Samuels to Langer, no run, quicker delivery, on the middle,

defended
40.3 Samuels to Langer, no run, flighted delivery outside the off stump,
pushed to the point region

40.4 Samuels to Langer, no run, defended
40.5 Samuels to Langer, no run, driven straight to the cover fielder
40.6 Samuels to Langer, two runs, short delivery down the leg side,
played fine to the fine-leg region, easy couple added to the total


End of over 41 (2 runs) Australia 143/1 (4 more runs req)

MN Samuels 9-1-40-0 - Regent Street End
RT Ponting 39* (61b 4x4 1x6) JL Langer 77* (111b 10x4)

Australia require another 4 runs with 9 wickets remaining
41.1 Ganga to Ponting, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played wide of the cover fielder, easy single added
41.2 Ganga to Langer, one run, quicker delivery on the middle and leg,
played wide of the mid-wicket fielder, yet another easy single
taken
41.3 Ganga to Ponting, no run
41.4 Ganga to Ponting, no run, tapped away to the short mid-on fielder
41.5 Ganga to Ponting, one run, played away to the long-on region, easy
single and the scores are par

41.6 Ganga to Langer, no run, defended leaning forward


End of over 42 (3 runs) Australia 146/1 (1 more runs req)

D Ganga 4-0-9-0 - North Road End
RT Ponting 41* (65b 4x4 1x6) JL Langer 78* (113b 10x4)

42.1 Samuels to Ponting, one run, fulltoss on the middle and leg stump
line, played wide of the mid-on fielder, easy single and it's all
over
And yet again Australia win the first Test match in a series
against West Indies
What a strong performance it has been - victory by 9 wickets
It was a good strip for batting, one must say
There were five centuries in all in this game and that tells you a
thing or two about the balance between bowlers and batsmen
Australia chose five specialist bowlers and that is another sign
that this wicket was well in favour of the batsmen
The West Indian first innings was plagued by loose shots and
umpiring errors, causing the hosts to be all out for a mere 237
after winning the toss
A brilliant hundred from Chanderpaul was the mainstay of the West
Indian first innings, well backed up by Ridley Jacobs (54)
So 237 it was then that West Indies managed, with the wickets
shared around between the Australian bowlers
When the Australians came out to bat there were no hurdles
Leading the charge at the top of the innings was Justin Langer
The pugnacious left-hander made a match high 146 at the top of the
order
Ricky Ponting made 117, Adam Gilchrist ever reliable at number six
chipped in with a breezy 77 and the tail wagged!
Australia replied to West Indies' 237 with a healthy 489
Bowling a tight line and length, Vasbert Drakes returned 5/93,
easily the pick of the bowlers
In their second innings the home side did much better
Sparkling tons from Brian Lara, the new captain and Daren Ganga
took West Indies to 398
This left the Australians with a target of 147 for a victory
Apart from a loss of concentration that cost Matthew Hayden his
wicket, the Aussie machine rolled on
Langer once again shone, with an innings high of 78 not out

With that we come to the end of the coverage of this game at
Georgetown
There isn't really much suspense about who the Man of the Match
should be...
For his knocks of 146 and 78 not out, Justin Lee Langer is the Man
of the Match! Richly deserved too, you might say. From here on to

the next Test the Australians will hope Langer carries his form
through the series

With that we come to the end of the coverage of this Test match
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