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For 16 years Australian bowlers have been trying to chisel Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the crease. It was fitting, therefore, that on the day when he squirreled away his 10,000th Test run, Chanderpaul spent the afternoon doing what comes naturally: obstructing, counter-attacking and above all frustrating Australia's Test cricketers as they sought a way into the West Indies lower order in their push for victory.
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West Indies will need to complete their highest successful chase since they rewrote the record books in Antigua nine years ago if they are to level the series against Australia. Ed Cowan and Ricky Ponting both scored half-centuries on the third day in Dominica as the Australians built a lead of 310 runs at stumps, and with four wickets still in hand there was no immediate end in sight for the Australian second innings.
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Somerset are still waiting to hear if Chris Gayle will be able to play in their Twenty20 campaign this summer.
The 32-year-old was expected to arrive in June as their overseas player, after agreeing a deal in January.
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Brittle batting returned to haunt West Indies yesterday as they suffered a now-familiar collapse to leave Australia in control of the third and final Test at Windsor Park.
Chasing Australia's first innings of 328, West Indies ended the second day tottering on 165 for eight, still 163 runs adrift of their target.
They were battling on 62 for one at one stage after lunch, but lost seven wickets for 58 runs as off-spinner Nathan Lyon undermined the innings with three for 49.
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Get the sign-writer ready. If Shane Shillingford's first day of Test cricket in his home nation was an audition to have a stand named after him at Windsor Park, it couldn't have gone much better. Shillingford finished the day with four wickets and put West Indies in a strong position as the Australian batsmen struggled to handle his bounce and turn, and at the close of play West Indies had given themselves a chance of the victory they needed to draw the series.
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