Australia v West Indies, 1st Test, Brisbane

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03-Nov-2005
Australia 435 (Ponting 149, Collymore 4-72) and 2 for 283 dec (Ponting 104*. Hayden 118) beat West Indies 210 (Smith 88, Warne 5-48, McGrath 4-72) and 129(Lee 5-30 , Bracken 4-48) by 379 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
4th day
Bulletin - West Indies crash to 379-run defeat
Verdict - Supporting act steps up
Quotes - 'This was probably the worst' - Chanderpaul
Quotes - ''I'm there to bowl fast' - Lee
Gallery - Pace and swing unravel West Indies
3rd day
Bulletin - Ponting and Hayden flay West Indies
Verdict - Regaining the old touch
Quotes - Winning definitely a possibility, says Ramdin
News - Holding wants Bravo in
Gallery - Ponting, Hayden and Warne torment West Indies
Quotes - I'm enjoying my cricket, simple as that - Warne
2nd day
Bulletin - Methodical McGrath melts Windies
Verdict - Lee on a leash
Quotes - 'When Brian is there I always feel myself lift' - McGrath
Gallery - McGrath strikes after Australia's tail wags
1st day
Bulletin - Ponting's ton gives Aussies the edge
Verdict - Learning from the Leader
Quotes - 'We need to rally around each other' - Collymore
Tony Cozier - A century of Tests
Gallery - Ponting and Collymore share the limelight
Preview package
Preview - The Aussie summer starts here
Quotes - Ponting wary of Windies threat
Quotes - Langer ruled out of first Test
Peter English - Lee opts for line and length
Stats - An Aussie fortress