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Adelaide: Chris Gayle has more than his share of critics, often due to an impassive appearance that is sometimes taken for apathy, but he proved how much he cares about his team's results with a patient century in Adelaide.
Chris Gayle's unbeaten 11th Test century guided West Indies to a solid position against Australia on the fourth day of the second Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday.
Gayle was unbeaten on 155 - his first Test century against Australia - as West Indies ended day four on 284-8, an overall lead of 296 runs.
Looking to capitalise on a solid start to their second innings, the West Indies were unable to dictate terms on the penultimate day to push for a victory.
The Australian bowlers, led by Mitchell Johnson's 4-85, were relentless in their bid to restrict their fourth-innings target so as not to relinquish their grip in the three-Test series which they already lead 1-0.
Dwayne Bravo's wicket gave Australia the opening they needed as the visitors lost four wickets for 33 runs with Gayle unable to stamp his usual authority.
West Indies had added another 22 runs to their overnight score of 23-0 when Adrian Barath was run out for 17, before Mitchell Johnson had Ramnaresh Sarwan caught behind for seven.
Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul steadied the Windies innings with a 72-run stand before left-arm seamer Doug Bollinger trapped Chanderpaul in front of the stumps for 27.
Gayle, who was yet to make a mark in the series, played an uncharacteristically patient hand to bring up a century to lead his team from the front. Brendan Nash, who missed a century in the first innings, helped him stretch their lead, but not before Mitchell Johnson slipped a perfect yorker under his bat.
Gayle found little support after Bravo departed for 22 to Johnson again, as the left-armer along with Doug Bollinger bowled a hostile spell to restrict the West Indies at stumps.
Brief scores
West Indies: 451 and 8 for 284 (Gayle 155*, Johnson 4-85)
Australia: 438
Status: WI lead by 296 runs
