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A superb rearguard century from skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan helped the West Indies to draw the second Test match against Australia in Antigua.

Sarwan, aided by Shivnarine Chanderpaul who made an unbeaten 77, hit 128 to thwart the tourists' hopes of going two up in the three-match series.

Brett Lee removed opener Devon Smith (0) and Runako Morton (14), while Stuart Clark dismissed Xavier Marshall. But the West Indies dug in to keep the series alive going to Bridgetown.

Declaring on their overnight score of 244-6 and leaving the West indies a nominal target of 372 to win, the Australians wrested the early initiative at lunch.

Lee, who took five wickets in the first innings, continued to bowl with pace and aggression, taking two wickets to leave the home side struggling at 95-3.

He gave opener Smith a thorough working over with a string of sharp, short-pitched deliveries, before the batsman meekly fended a rising ball to Mike Hussey at gully for a duck.