West Indies Fall Short In Barbados

Bravo - first to fall on day five.

West Indies' brave pursuit of their record run chase in the third and final Test against Australia fell 88 runs short after they were dismissed for 387 on the final day in Bridgetown.

Tasked with overhauling a world-record 485 runs for victory the home side made a decent fist of their chase, scoring the highest fourth-innings total on the ground in surpassing England's 313 in 1954.

Dwayne Bravo (69) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (50) continued their partnership and provided a few moments of panic for Ricky Ponting as they gave the home side a glimmer of hope.

But then Bravo was caught at silly mid on off the bowling of debutant Beau Casson, and Chanderpaul departed LBW to Stuart Clark in the next over.

That made an unlikely victory for the Windies seem impossible, and while Jerome Taylor (31) provided some resistance down the order it was always going to prove beyond the hosts.

The victory ensured Australia won a competitive series 2-0, with Chanderpaul winning the man of the series award and centurion Simon Katich claiming the man of the match award for the third Test.