KINGSTON. Ja maK a May 4 An Australian side of rare discipline commitment -J liecame the first team to defeat West Indies In a Caribbean series for 22 years with victory by an Innings and 53 runs In the fourth Test on Wednesday, reports Reuter.

Mark Taylors team dis missed the home side for 213 in their second innings to finish the Test In under four days and win an enthralling series 2-1. inflicting the first series defeat on the West Indies in 15 years.

The platform for the fourth Test victory was constructed by the Waugh brothers Steve and Mark, who made a double century and a century respectively in Australia's first In nings of 531.

West Indies had hoped to improve on their first innings 265 with a fighting second term at the crease when they resumed at 63 for three on Wednesday

But four wickets each by Paul Reiffel and Shane Warne ensured Australia were not required to bat again on the Sabina Park wicket.

When the last West Indies wicket fell at 2.45 pm local time, Australia had regained the Frank Worrell Trophy for the first time in 19 years and nine attempts.

They also inflicted the first international Test series loss on for West Indies in 29 contests — 27 series and two one-off Tests — since 1979-80 and became only the seventh Australian team to beat them by an innings.

. By winning the series Taylor, the 39th Australian cricket captain,, achieved what his distinguished predecessor Allan Border was unable to do in four attempts.

Australia were comprehensively the better side in the series despite the loss through injury of key bowlers Damien Fleming and Craig McDermott.

They won the first Test by 10 wickets, played the better cricket in the rain-affected drawn ■*<•< oral TeM and bounced back Irom a nine wii kel defeat in I he third Test on a wicket Queens Park Oval truck in Port ol Spain

West Indies pallrv lialting

here reflected llicir struggle throughout Ihe serfes.

Embattled captain Richie Richardson will come under increased pressure after the defeat whi< h will also add fuel lo Ihe already healed regional discussion over Ihe exclusion of experienced Desmond Haynes.

A champagne-soaked Taylor had no hesitation in claiming the unofficial world champions title after the series victory, which he put down to variety and teamwork."

The West Indies have been the world champions for 15 years and now that we've lieaten them, then we are now a lx-tler team than the West Indies." he said.

"If they were playing us next siitiiiiicr and came out

STEVE WAUGH, juan-of-series

and laat us. they'd lx- world champions. That’s what I'd like to see in world cricket.

"Pakistan will play In Australia next year in three Test matciies. If they beat us on our soil they're world champions.

West Indies 'captain Richie Richardson promised his side would bounce back during the upcoming six-Test tour of England but coach Andy Roberts said some of the senior players had clearly let the side down and they would have to show drastic improvement.

There l' an altitude problem with Mitral members of

the team and that is wliat we are working on al the moment. Roberts said. "It's been there for a long time and ft's very difficult to Just come in and change that overnight."

Roberts pointed the finger at his batsmen who failed to post a 300 score in the series.

"Over the years the bowlers have been pulling us out of bad situations and now it was the turn for the batsmen to do It and they Just couldn't get the Job done." he said.

SC’OKEBOAKD

Scorelxiard on the fourth day ol the fourth Test lietween West Indies and Australia here on Wednesday:

WEST INDIES: 1st innings 265 (R Richardson 100. B Lara 65. P Reiffel 3-48)

AUSTRALIA: >st innings 531

(S Waugh 200. M Waugh 126. G Blewett 69: C Walsh 3-103. K Benjamin 3-106)

WEST INDIES: 2nd innings (Resumed at 63 for 3)

S Williams b Reiffel 20

R Rlehardson c and b Reiffel 14 liLiralbwbReincl . 0

I Adams < S Wauuli b MdC.raili 18

W lieniamm llm b Reillel 51

C Hixiper rah out 13

K Arthurton lbw b Warne 14

( Browne not out 31

<: Ambrose st Healy b Wame 5

( Walsh c Blewett b Wame 14 K Benjamin c Taylor b Wame 6 Extras: (b-3. lb-8. nb-6) 27

Total: (all out) 213

Fall of wickets 1-37: 2-37: 3-46: 4-98: 5-134: 6-140: 7-166; 8-172; 9-204.

Bowling: O M R W

Reiffel 18 5 47 4

Julian 10 2 37 0

Warne 24 8 70 4

M Waugh 10 10

McGrath 13 2 28 I

S Waugh 4 0 9 0

Man-of-the-match: Steve Waugh.

Man-of-the-series: Steve Waugh.

Result: Australia won by an innings and 53 runs.

1st Test, Bridgetown, Barbados: Australia won by 10 wickets.

2nd Test, St John's, Antigua: Drawn.

3rd Test, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: West Indies won by nine wickets.

Australia win four-match series 2-1 to win the Frank Worrell Trophy.