Strong Chris Gayle strikes WACA

PERTH: As Australia's batsmen continued to struggle to make three figures, West Indies captain Chris Gayle showed them how it's done on Day Two of the third Test, producing the fifth fastest Test century in an exhilarating display at the WACA.
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In the morning, local heroes Michael Hussey and Marcus North were expected to become the first Australian batsmen in this series to make tons, the pair resuming on 81 and 23 respectively with Australia's score at 339/3.
But after Hussey fell for 82 early in the morning session and North suffered a concentration slip just before lunch on 68, Brad Haddin became the man most likely to end the Australian century drought.
But midway through a fiery second session that saw Haddin and Mitchell Johnson clash angrily with West Indian spinner Sulieman Benn, the Australian wicketkeeper was caught behind off Kemar Roach for 88, becoming the 15th Australian player this series to reach 50 without going on to make a century.
When Johnson was caught on the boundary for 35, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting opted to declare at 520/7.