Australia wrap up comfortable win over West Indies

Sport360 staff 06:13 15/06/2015
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  • All over: West Indies defeated.

    Australia demolished hapless West Indies on the fourth day of the second and final Test at Sabina Park on Sunday night, routing the home side for 114 to win by 277 runs and take the series 2-0.

    Off-spinner Nathan Lyon formalised the result with the wickets of Kemar Roach and Jerome Taylor off successive balls early in the afternoon session.

    That was after Mitchell Johnson had ended the resistance of Denesh Ramdin, having the West Indies captain caught by his opposite number, Michael Clarke, at slip for a top score of 29.

    “We’re really happy to win two Tests away from home,” said Clarke. “There’s a lot of cricket ahead of us and it was very important to come and achieve what we have.”

    For Johnson, his second wicket of the innings lifted his career tally to 291, drawing him level with Craig McDermott, who is now Australia’s bowling coach, as the joint-fifth most successful bowler in Test cricket for his country.

    Steve Smith earned the man of the match award for his innings of 199 and 54 not out. “It was nice to score some runs in this match and contribute to another win for Australia,” said Smith.

    Before lunch, Josh Hazlewood lifted his match haul to seven wickets in removing Darren Bravo and Jermaine Blackwood.

    Mitchell Starc, who started the rout by removing both openers in the first over of the innings late on the third day, got the ball rolling again for the tourists in the morning when he bowled Shane Dowrich off his pads.

    Hazlewood, who took 12 wickets in the two Tests, was named man of the series.

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