West Indies' batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul kisses the wicket after scoring his 19th Test century on the fourth day of the second cricket Test match against Australia at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in St John's, Antigua, yesterday. ap
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Fast bowler Brett Lee grabbed five cheap wickets and opener Phil Jaques hit 76 as Australia built a virtually uncatchable 371-run lead against West Indies on yesterday's day four of the second cricket Test.
West Indies veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit his 19th Test century but Lee ripped through the home team's first innings to see it fold for 352 after resuming on 255 for four.
Australia, after sealing a first-innings lead of 127, rode Jaques' half century to close on 244 for six, an overall advantage of 371 with one day remaining at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
Earlier, Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo defied Australia for the first hour and a half as they stretched their fifth-wicket stand to 132.
BAD umpiring decisions
But Lee's belated introduction, and the first of a handful of contentious umpiring decisions, turned the course of the match. Lee earned figures of five for 59, his destructive spell earning him five wickets for 11 runs in six overs.
The 31-year-old's second over provided the key breakthrough when Bravo was ruled caught down the legside by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.
Bravo hit three sixes and two fours in 45 off 127 balls but was unlucky to be given out off the thigh pad by umpire Russell Tiffin of Zimbabwe.
Tiffin added two more contentious decisions as Australia charged back into a winning position, already 1-0 up in the three-Test series.
Denesh Ramdin fell to a first-ball duck, leg before to a sharp inswinger which appeared to strike the batsman outside the line of offstump.
UNLUCKY SAMMY
Next over, Darren Sammy was also unlucky to perish in similar fashion for a duck to make it 318 for seven.
In-between, Chanderpaul arrived at his century with a slap over midwicket off Andrew Symonds' off spin.
Lee continued to wreck the home team's innings.
Jerome Taylor counter attacked in 20 off 26 balls with a six and two fours before a Lee slower ball castled him.
Daren Powell was plumb leg before two balls later without scoring as Lee claimed his ninth five-wicket haul in his 67th test.
Mitchell Johnson wrapped up the innings when Fidel Edwards, yet to score, edged to Haddin just before lunch.
Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 107 at the other end after batting five and a half hours. The 33-year-old faced 236 balls and hit 12 boundaries.
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