As badly as Australia want to complete a clean sweep of their five-match One-day International series, West Indies' want to avoid the ignominy when the two sides square-off for the final match on Sunday.
Australia extended their lead in the series on Friday to 4-0, when they snatched a dramatic one-run victory in the fourth ODI at Warner Park, much to the horror of a strongly partisan, near capacity, holiday crowd. Shane Watson kept his nerve in the final over, as the seventh-wicket pair of Denesh Ramdin and Darren Sammy failed to carry West Indies over the threshold.
Australia had set West Indies 283 for victory from 50 overs, and successfully defended the target score, when Watson - with the home team needing eight runs from the last over - conceded six runs from the final six balls. For West Indies, Friday's result was another setback on their road to recovery, after Ramdin and Sammy choked under the pressure, and their coach John Dyson admitted it was hugely disappointing.
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