Australia beat West Indies

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Opener Matthew Hayden went over the 1,000-run mark in test cricket for a record fifth consecutive year and helped Australia finish off a nine-wicket win over the West Indies in the second test today.

The win at Bellerive Oval clinched the Frank Worrell Trophy after Australia won the opening test by 379 runs in Brisbane. The third test begins Friday in Adelaide.

Australia needed just 78 runs in its second innings after scoring 406 in its first innings.

Hayden was out for 46 with the scores tied, but opener Michael Hussey, named man of the man after his maiden test century in the first innings, hit the winning run for Australia and was 31 not out.

The West Indies scored only 149 in its first innings after captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul won the toss and elected to bat. They scored 334 in its second innings, highlighted by allrounder Dwayne Bravo's 113.

Australia was led by Hussey's 137 and Hayden's 110 in the first innings.

Hayden is the only cricketer to have scored 1,000 runs in a calendar year four times in a row, a record he extended to five on Monday.

He started the day with one of his patented shots, moving down the pitch and flicking the first delivery Monday over midwicket for four.

Glenn McGrath led the Australian bowlers in the test with six wickets – four in the first innings – while Brett Lee and Stuart MacGill added five each and Shane Warne had four. Fidel Edwards took three wickets for the West Indies. (AP)