Windies put up a fight against Australia

The West Indies is putting up a strong fight against Australia in the first Test being played down under.



However, the hosts have the stronger position after a bright opening to the contest.



The local batsmen failed to convert a series of promising starts, with four of them departing with between 41 and 92 runs to their names.



Australia went to stumps at 5 for 322.



The Australian lapses may not prove costly, but the pattern exposed how rusty the team is, especially because it has been heavily focussed on limited-overs engagements recently.



Simon Katich, who was able to warm up with a couple of games in the Sheffield Shield, was the most composed as he almost reached three figures.



While the West Indies appeared to be out of touch on a couple of occasions, they kept fighting back with energetic bowling and some local generosity on an excellent surface at the Gabba.



Dwayne Bravo removed Michael Clarke for 41 and also picked up Katich in his two for 66.



Jerome Taylor, who suffered a sore hip, and Kemar Roach were also tricky at times.