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25 overs West Indies 6 for 70 (Johnson 3-24) v Australia
Mitchell Johnson did his best Mitchell Starc impression to zip through the West Indies batting as the visitors limped to 6 for 70 after 25 overs in the fourth ODI at the SCG.
Supported ably by Clint McKay, Ben Cutting and a tidy Glenn Maxwell, Johnson grabbed three wickets to turn the West Indies innings into a salvage operation for Kieron Pollard after their captain Darren Sammy had little hesitation batting first upon winning the toss on a dry, hard surface that offered bounce for the bowlers.
None of West Indies' top four reached double figures, leaving Pollard attempting to cobble some kind of total together in a match rendered dead by Australia's sealing of an unassailable 3-0 margin on Wednesday night in Canberra.
With the series decided, both sides made changes to their teams. The visitors omitted the injured Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Kemar Roach, their places taken by Johnson Charles, Narsingh Deonarine and Tino Best.
Michael Clarke's team did not feature George Bailey, who was missing due to a hamstring strain, his place taken by Adam Voges. Starc was spelled after his exertions in the first three matches, Cutting included instead.
The touring openers began carefully, wary of Johnson's early swing, and in the fourth over Charles was utterly defeated by a delivery bending back late to pluck out his off stump. McKay was giving nothing away at the other end, allowing Johnson to attack, and Kieran Powell fell victim to another swinging ball before Darren Bravo failed to ride the bounce.
Dwayne Bravo was given lbw on referral when Maxwell straightened an off break into him, then Cutting extracted useful bounce on his arrival to the bowling crease that accounted for Deonarine and Devon Thomas, the latter sent on his way after the third umpire reviewed Aaron Finch's low catch.
Mitchell Johnson did his best Mitchell Starc impression to zip through the West Indies batting as the visitors limped to 6 for 70 after 25 overs in the fourth ODI at the SCG.
Supported ably by Clint McKay, Ben Cutting and a tidy Glenn Maxwell, Johnson grabbed three wickets to turn the West Indies innings into a salvage operation for Kieron Pollard after their captain Darren Sammy had little hesitation batting first upon winning the toss on a dry, hard surface that offered bounce for the bowlers.
None of West Indies' top four reached double figures, leaving Pollard attempting to cobble some kind of total together in a match rendered dead by Australia's sealing of an unassailable 3-0 margin on Wednesday night in Canberra.
With the series decided, both sides made changes to their teams. The visitors omitted the injured Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Kemar Roach, their places taken by Johnson Charles, Narsingh Deonarine and Tino Best.
Michael Clarke's team did not feature George Bailey, who was missing due to a hamstring strain, his place taken by Adam Voges. Starc was spelled after his exertions in the first three matches, Cutting included instead.
The touring openers began carefully, wary of Johnson's early swing, and in the fourth over Charles was utterly defeated by a delivery bending back late to pluck out his off stump. McKay was giving nothing away at the other end, allowing Johnson to attack, and Kieran Powell fell victim to another swinging ball before Darren Bravo failed to ride the bounce.
Dwayne Bravo was given lbw on referral when Maxwell straightened an off break into him, then Cutting extracted useful bounce on his arrival to the bowling crease that accounted for Deonarine and Devon Thomas, the latter sent on his way after the third umpire reviewed Aaron Finch's low catch.
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