GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: Australia made 281 for nine in the fifth and final one-dayer against West Indies here on Sunday, where the home side are seeking a first series win in 17 years over the Aussies.
Skipper Shane Watson, with 66 off 89 balls, and fellow opener David Warner, who crashed 69 off 61 balls, with 10 fours and a six, put on 118 for the first wicket by the 20th over as the tourists looked on course for a 300-plus total.
West Indies then slowed the rate after the openers had departed and Australia took the unusual decision to promote Brett Lee up the order after the veteran had hit a breezy, career-best 59 in Friday's fourth game which was won
by the hosts.
Lee replaced George Bailey, who had made 19, but lasted just 10 balls either side of a rain delay before he was bowled by off-spinner Sunil Narine who had earlier also dismissed the dangerous Warner.
Peter Forrest, with 53, was the fifth man out, caught by Kemar Roach off Andre Russell with the score at 241 in the 45th over.
David Hussey was out next ball when he fended off a quick, steep delivery from Russell to be caught behind for nought before Matthew Wade prevented becoming a hat-trick victim.
Wade and Mike Hussey smashed Russell for 21 runs off the seamer's last over, the 49th of the innings, but the bowler had the satisfaction of seeing Hussey caught in the deep off his last delivery.
Roach bowled an impressive final over of the innings, conceding just two runs while also seeing the back of Wade who had made a valuable 26 off 17 balls with two sixes.
Roach finished with 3 for 53 while Russell claimed 4 for 61.
West Indies lead the five-match series 2-1.
Australia won the first game by 64 runs before West Indies won by five wickets in a rain-affected second match.
That win ended the West Indies' miserable run of 15 defeats in 16 one-dayers against Australia.
The third ODI ended in a thrilling tie but Kieron Pollard crashed a blistering century to set up a 42-run win for the Windies in the fourth match.
Both sides were unchanged for the final ODI
