Awesome McGrath blows Windies away

Brian Lara is caught by Gilchrist off McGrath's bowling

1st day, 1st Test, Brisbane

West Indies all out 82
Australia 107-1

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The West Indies slumped to a new low as Australia dismissed them for just 82 runs on the opening day of the first Test match at The Gabba.

Glenn McGrath was in devastating form, claiming six wickets for 17 runs, including Brian Lara for a duck.

In reply, Australia cruised past the Windies' total and ended the first day 25 runs ahead on 107-1.

Openers Michael Slater and Matthew Hayden were rarely troubled by the West Indies bowlers.

Slater reached his half century off 108 balls in 142 minutes.

But then Hayden was spectacularly run out on 44 runs to give the West Indies a glimmer of hope.

McGrath was in devastating form

Earlier, Australian fast bowler McGrath was twice on a hat-trick but could not manage the feat although he claimed Ridley Jacobs and Nixon McLean in successive balls.

He then weighed in with Mervyn Dillon and Marlon Black, making his debut, in consecutive balls also - the fourth and fifth West Indian batsmen that failed to score - to leave the West Indies severely struggling on 67 for nine.

Brett Lee finished the rout when he ended Courtney Walsh's valiant resistance for nine runs.

Jacobs was edged to Ricky Ponting at second slip, with McLean then hit on the pad by a ball that straightened.

Just before that brace, Ramnaresh Sarwan had been run out for a ball after foolishly seeking a second run off the bowling of Andy Bichel.

Bichel had produced a great ball to end the innings of Darren Ganga. He was the only West Indian player to offer any real resistance with a classy 20 off 104 balls.

Lara edged out

Earlier, McGrath struck with his very first ball to dismiss Lara for a duck as Australia took the early initiative.

McGrath, just introduced to the attack to face the former Windies captain, produced an excellent ball, which caught an outside edge for wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist to claim.

It was the 11th time in tests that McGrath had dismissed Lara and left the West Indies struggling at 25 for two in their first innings after being sent into bat by Australia captain Steve Waugh.

Australia struck early with Stuart MacGill claiming the wicket of opener Sherwin Campbell after 15 overs.

Just when it appeared that Campbell was getting in his groove after a slow start, MacGill produced a brilliant ball that clipped Campbell's bat and carried to Mark Waugh at slip.