Fast bowler Jermaine Lawson took career-best figures of 7-78 as West Indies bowled Australia out for 240 in their first innings on the first day of the fourth and final test match on Friday.West Indies were 47 for two in reply at the close after Glenn McGrath dismissed Chris Gayle with the second ball of the innings before Daren Ganga was caught behind by Adam Gilchrist off Andy Bichel for six. SCOREBOARD Australia (1st Innings): J Langer c Banks b Lawson 42, M Hayden c Drakes b Lawson 14, M Love b Banks 36, D Lehmann c Jacobs b Lawson 7, S Waugh c Jacobs b Dillon 41, A Gilchrist c Chanderpaul b Dillon 33, A Bichel c sub Samuels b Lawson 34, B Lee c Jacobs b Lawson 9, J Gillespie c Jacobs b Lawson 6, S MacGill c Sarwan b Lawson 2, G McGrath not out 5 Extras (b-2, lb-3, w-2, nb-4): 11 Total (all out, 72.1 overs): 240 Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-80, 3-93, 4-128, 5-181, 6-194, 7-224, 8-231, 9-233 Bowling: Dillon 18-2-53-2, Lawson 19.1-3-78-7, Drakes 15-2-42-0, Banks 20-2-62-1 West Indies (1st Innings): C Gayle b McGrath 0, D Smith batting 21, D Ganga c Gilchrist b Bichel 6, V Drakes batting 12 Extras (lb-7, nb-1): 8 Total (For 2 wkts, 15 overs): 47 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-30 Bowling: McGrath 5-0-14-1, Gillespie 4-0-10-0, Bichel 3-2-3-1, Lee 2-0-11-0, MacGill 1-0-2-0 Devon Smith was on 21 and night watchman Vasbert Drakes was on 12 at the close. Earlier, the 23-year-old Lawson, who took a split hat-trick in the third Test, removed opening pair Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer before lunch, dismissed Darren Lehmann after the break and then mopped up the last four wickets. Mervyn Dillon took the key wickets of captain Steve Waugh and Gilchrist, while Omari Banks took the other wicket to fall as West Indies exploited a bouncy Recreation Ground pitch.Australia, 3-0 up in the four-match series and attempting to hand West Indies their first whitewash at home, were without vice-captain Ricky Ponting, who was ruled out with a flu-like viral infection.Lawson completed his five-wicket haul when Brett Lee attempted to fend off a bouncer and the ball looped into the gloves of Jacobs. He then had Stuart MacGill caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan at second slip, having softened him up with bouncers in the two previous deliveries before Jacobs took a flying catch to his left after Jason Gillespie edged another Lawson delivery. (Reuters)
