Public gates 3 and 6 will open at the WACA Ground at 9.00am.

 

Meanwhile, Australia is one wicket away from wrapping up a 2-nil series win against the West Indies with one day to play in the Test.

 

The visitors are 9-308 at stumps on day four, however a series-levelling victory is not out of the question either as they require a further 51 to upset the home team.

 

Play was extended by 30 minutes tonight as Australia moved in for the kill, but they were unable to complete the job in that time and the gates will be thrown open to the public tomorrow for the remainder of play.

 

The Windies wrapped up the Australian second dig for just 150 within half an hour this morning. Clint McKay sliced Sulieman Benn to Narsingh Deonarine at point and was out for ten, and Dwayne Bravo picked up his fourth wicket of the innings when he dismissed Nathan Hauritz for 11.

 

Benn took 3-29 to be the only other multiple wicket-taker for the visitors, while pace trio Kemar Roach, Ravi Rampaul and Gavin Tonge picked up one wicket each.

 

The West Indies were faced with the task of scoring 359 to claim victory, and Travis Dowlin came out in an attacking frame of mind while skipper Chris Gayle put his head down with the intent of playing a similar innings to his unbeaten century in the second Test in Adelaide.

 

Dowlin was first to go for 22 from only 30 deliveries, tempted into pulling a short ball from Doug Bollinger but whacking it straight down Michael Clarke's throat at deep square leg.

 

The Windies looked set to crumble when they lost Gayle (21) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (11) before the lunch to go into the interval at 3-68, but Deonarine and Brendon Nash got together and stonewalled the Australian attack for the entire second session, while putting their team on course for an unlikely win.

 

Deonarine, playing in just his fifth Test, passed the half century mark for the first time as he and Nash whittled the runs required for victory to below 200 and under the halfway point of 180.

 

But just as Deonarine looked set to record a century that would go down in WACA Test Match folklore, Shane Watson pulled out a sharp in-swinger that he played on to his stumps and he departed for a well-made 82.

 

Australia could sense an opening and Bravo was out for one a short time later to put the home side back in the box seat.

 

Nash continued to keep the Australians at bay, but on 65 he opted to leave a Bollinger delivery that swung in to take his off-stump and bring an end to his brave vigil.

 

Benn threw the bat around and struck two fours and two sixes in his knock of 33 from 28 deliveries. He was also dropped at mid-on by sub fielder Theo Doropoulos from the bowling of Mitchell Johnson.

 

But the Retravision Warriors all-rounder made up for the missed opportunity by taking a well judged catch in the deep off Johnson to send the big Barbadian on his way.

 

When Rampaul was dismissed for ten, the end was nigh at 9-279, but Roach (13 not out) and Tonge (12 not out) added 29 runs from 30 deliveries to keep the Windies hopes of an unlikely win alive.

 

Play commences on day five at the WACA Ground tomorrow morning at 10.30.