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Lara, Sarwan stop Aussies

AFP, Bridgetown
Stricken skipper Brian Lara and his deputy Ramnaresh Sarwan defied the Australian bowlers to give the West Indies renewed hope of avoiding defeat in the third Test here on Sunday.
Against medical advice, Lara climbed out of his sick bed to share in a fighting 93-run unbroken stand with Sarwan after the West Indies had been forced to follow on after the Australians held a substantial 277-run innings lead.
At the close of the fourth day's play, the West Indies were 90 runs behind on 187 for three with Sarwan unbeaten on 58 and Lara
on 41.
Up until Lara's arrival, the Australians were steadily marching towards victory after claiming the wickets of Devon Smith (5), Daren Ganga (6) and Chris Gayle (56).
Lara has been suffering from a mystery illness and was confined to his hotel bed until he came to the ground to bat in the first innings at an unaccustomed number eight late on Saturday.
He looked out of sorts and was out for 14, but a day later and he was playing a determined backs-to-the-wall innings with Sarwan giving the West Indies an outside hope of salvaging the match and avoid going behind three-nil in the four-Test series.
Rising to the challenge of facing world cricket's formidable bowling
attack and on a flat, abrasive pitch, Lara saw off the initial Australian threat in 122 balls, while Sarwan faced 134 deliveries, but there is Monday's final day still to come.
The Kensington Oval pitch was in such poor shape that the seam of the ball was shredded away and there was little bounce and carry off the crater-like surface.
Lara has scored centuries in the opening two Tests of the Caribbean series and stands between Australia and victory on Monday's fifth and final day.
Steve Waugh sent the Windies back in after they were dismissed for 328 in their first innings off 128.5 overs of attritional cricket.
The home side faced the prospect of having to see off a minimum 163 overs during Sunday and Monday to prevent the Australians from winning the Test.
Waugh got early rewards when speedster Brett Lee, unsuited for the flat, unforgiving pitch, claimed the wickets of Smith and Ganga to leave the Windies struggling at 31 for two.
Chris Gayle, with his second half-century of the Test, and Sarwan, kept the Australian bowlers at bay up to tea.
But Gayle was out on the first ball after the interval when he advanced down the wicket to legspinner Stuart MacGill and was stumped by Adam Gilchrist, making way for Lara.
Dropped catches didn't help the Australian cause with Andy Bichel putting down two chances in the middle session. He fumbled Smith at point in a straight-forward chance but Smith went in the same Lee over.
Bichel, who injured his left index finger in missing the Smith catch, then dropped a return catch when Sarwan was 14 off his own bowling. Both teams have now dropped seven catches in the match.
The West Indies were dismissed earlier on Sunday to trail the Australians' mammoth first innings of 605 for nine declared by 277 runs.
Australia were frustrated for an hour in their attempt to finish off the West Indies first innings with debutant Tino Best defying the bowlers, particularly firebrand Lee, who had him ducking bouncers aimed at his head.
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The plucky fast bowler batted for 66 minutes for an unbeaten 20, but lost his batting partners, Vasbert Drakes for 11 and Jermaine Lawson for one.
MacGill claimed both wickets to finish with 4-107 off 39.5 overs while Jason Gillespie, bowling with immaculate control, captured 3-31 off 21 overs.
Australia have already retained the Frank Worrell Trophy after wins in the opening two Tests and a victory here will ensure they take over from South Africa at the top of the ICC Test Championship.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard after the fourth day of the third Test between the West Indies and Australia at Kensington Oval on Sunday: AUSTRALIA: First innings 605 for 9 declared (S Waugh 115, R Ponting 113, D Lehmann 96; J Lawson 3-131, O Banks 3204)
WEST INDIES: First innings 328 all out (Gayle 71, Smith 59, Sarwan 40; MacGill 4-107, Gillespie 3-31)
WEST INDIES: Second innings
Gayle st Gilchrist b MacGill 56
Smith lbw b Lee 5
Ganga lbw b Lee 6
Sarwan not out 58
Lara not out 41
Extras: (b-6, lb-13, nb-2) 21
Total: (For 3 wkts in 72 overs) 187
Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-31, 3-94
Bowler O M R W
McGrath 16 4 30 0
Gillespie 15 5 23 0
MacGill 17 4 39 1
Lee 11 4 38 2
Bichel 6 1 22 0
Ponting 2 0 6 0
Waugh 4 1 6 0
Lehmann 1 0 4 0