A late surge lifted Australia past the 200 mark as they laboured to score runs in the second one-day international against the West Indies. A flurry of wickets and four consecutive maiden overs stifled the tourists in the early stages at St George's but Cameron White and James Hopes took advantage of some sloppy fielding in the final overs to pile on the runs, guiding Australia to a final score of 213 for five. Australia's problems had started in the opening over. After Shaun Marsh had put the first runs on the board, Shane Watson was out to the third ball he faced, going for a duck as Jerome Taylor trapped him leg before with a delivery that struck him on the foot. Marsh soon followed, edging Daren Powell's delivery behind to Patrick Browne to depart for 12. That brought Ricky Ponting to the crease in his 300th ODI, but he...
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