Lee created a strong Base for Australia

BRETT Lee and Phil Jaques have given Australia renewed hope of winning the second Test against West Indies on the final day in St Johns, Antigua.

Lee produced a devastating spell of reverse swing bowling to turn the game on its head during the fourth morning before Jaques struck a timely half-century as the tourists went to stumps on Tuesday at 6-244, with a handsome 371-run lead.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting is now in a position to make an early declaration on the final day to set up an exciting finish to a match that had seemed likely to peter into a tame draw.
Lee, with a little help from umpire Russell Tiffen, turned the game dramatically in just 18 balls on the fourth morning, taking 5-5 as West Indies collapsed from 4-314 to be all out for 352.
Jaques, after three failures in the series, then blazed a classy 76 as Australia chased quick runs after tea.
Australia need only draw in Antigua to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy after their win in the first Test, but Ricky Ponting seems set to push for victory given his side's urgency on the fourth afternoon.
Such a scenario may give Stuart MacGill the perfect chance to end his Test career on a high, with the leg-spinner likely to play a key part on his final day of international cricket with 105 overs to be bowled.

Lee finished with figures of 5-59 in claiming his ninth five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
He bowled superbly, gaining plenty of reverse swing as he operated with a ball more than 100 overs old, although there was also an element of fortune - particularly with his first three wickets, which came in the space of four balls.
“Personally I do think it is definitely the best spell I have bowled with the old ball,” Lee said.
“It's probably the most I have ever moved a ball. And it's gone late too. There are days when it just clicks.

“They always talk about getting into a groove and getting into the right mindset and getting in to a part in your spell when it all happens for you and that happened today.
“It happened easily, I felt like I was running in, I wasn't trying to bowl the ball too fast, the ball came out perfect.
“I just knew from ball one it was going to be a bit of fun out there. And those moments, those six overs, are the reason why I play Test cricket.”
Lee ended the 132-run partnership between Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo when he had Bravo caught behind by Brad Haddin for 45. Tiffen gave Bravo out, but replays showed the ball had clearly missed the bat, striking the all-rounder's thigh pad.
The leg-before dismissals of Denesh Ramdin, next ball, and Darren Sammy, from Lee's next over, also had question marks hanging over them, with both batsman appearing to have been struck outside the line of off stump.

Lee's final two dismissals were far more straight forward, with Jerome Taylor clean bowled for 20 by an inswinging yorker and Daren Powell trapped leg before for 0.

Tiffen again attracted the Windies ire during Australia's innings, when the Zimbabwean turned down a close leg-before shout against Ponting before he had scored. Runako Morton seemed particularly aggrieved with the decision, with Tiffen motioning to the fielder to settle down.

Another hearty appeal against Andrew Symonds for caught behind was also turned down as Australia chased quick runs in the final session, this time by umpire Mark Benson.

Lee was also struck on the helmet by a fearsome ball from Fidel Edwards, needing a replacement grill.

The fast bowler was dismissed soon after by Edwards, caught behind in the last over of the day, although the ball appearing to have hit Lee's forearm not the bat.

His devastating spell sparked questions as to why it took more than an hour for captain Ricky Ponting to introduce him into the attack.
Lee, though, believes the extra overs of spin from part-timers Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds may instead have worked in his favour when he finally took the ball, which was 93 overs old at the time.
“Possibly I could have come on earlier, but I thought the way that Ricky's done it worked out perfectly,” Lee said.
“If I came on earlier, the ball might not have swung around as much, and maybe the spinners getting the ball to get on the abrasive surface may have aided that to swing a lot more.

“The conditions were perfect, when I looked at the ball it was spot on, scuffed up on one side ... there were a couple of times it got over the fence and got onto the gravel and and it definitely helps when you are playing on a surface too which is very abrasive.
“The conditions were definitely in our favour for the ball to swing the other way.”
Simon Katich did not bat after spending the two days off the field nursing a bruised rib.
He copped a knock to his rib during his first-innings century and underwent x-rays last Friday, which cleared him of any serious injury. Team management said he would bat if required.