Referee declares match tied
By Will Swanton
Australia's one-day international against the West Indies was ruled a tie by International Cricket Council referee Raman Subba Row today after two pitch invasions plunged the finish into confusion. Subba Row declared the fifth one-day match a tie after meeting with Australian captain Steve Waugh, West Indies captain Jimmy Adams and both team managers. West Indies appeared to have eased home by one run after Waugh failed to hit a winning four off the final delivery but Subba Row decided the Australians were prevented from making a third run to tie the game by the crowd. With Australia chasing a target of 174 runs, Waugh hit a Keith Arthurton delivery towards the mid-wicket fence. Waugh and partner Shane Warne completed two runs before Arthurton dislodged the bails as thousands of spectators invaded the pitch. Waugh then started running a third towards Arthurton's end, by which time all three stumps had been taken by spectators. To effect a run out Arthurton had needed to uproot one of the stumps with the ball in his hand. Subba Row did not immediately give details surrounding his decision but was scheduled to do so in the next couple of hours. The result was kept quiet at the ground to ensure the Australian team could leave in safety. In a match reduced to 30 overs because of overnight and morning rain, the West Indies made 5-173 and then restricted Australia to 7-172. Waugh finished on 71 not out, with Warne unbeaten on 19. Adam Gilchrist made 44 before being run out. Earlier Shane Lee and Warne led the bowling as the West Indies made 5-173. Lee took 3-39 and Warne 2-36. Lee dismissed openers Ridley Jacobs (33) and Sherwin Campbell (41) in the same over before Warne got rid of Carl Hooper (eight) and Jimmy Adams (seven), also in the space of six balls. Lee also chipped in with the wicket of local hero Shivnarine Chanderpaul, caught on the long-on fence for 27. No.7 Phil Simmons bumped up the total with a late slogging innings, hitting two massive sixes. 
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