Clark leaves West Indies with a lot of work

By Simon Evans

KINGSTON (Reuters) - West Indies trailed Australia by 316 runs with seven first innings wickets remaining after seamer Stuart Clark claimed the hosts top three batsmen on the second day of the first test on Friday.

Clark's excellent spell of three for 18, including the prize wicket of West Indies skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan, leaves the hosts with plenty of work ahead of them at 115 for three chasing Australia's first innings total of 431.

Runako Morton (23) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (25) saw West Indies through to stumps after they were struggling at 68 for three following a positive day for them with the ball.

Clark bowled Devon Smith, after the West Indies opener made a bright 32, and then provided wicketkeeper Brad Haddin with his first victim as he snapped up Sarwan who had flashed outside off-stump.

Clark caused further damage with a beautiful delivery moving away from Brenton Parchment, who scored just nine off 60 balls.

Morton and Chanderpaul got their heads down though and battled through to stumps.

AUSTRALIA DOMINANT

Australia had dominated the first day, Ricky Ponting's superb 158 guiding them to an overnight total of 301 for four, but they ran into some aggressive bowling with Fidel Edwards ending with a five-wicket haul.