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Australia clinch series after Ramdin, Holder resistance

West Indies were set a target of 460 after Steven Smith's overnight declaration. They were off to a rocky start, losing Kraigg Brathwaite early in the innings to Nathan Lyon  Cricket Australia/Getty Images
The in-form Darren Bravo had an early reprieve after he was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood off a no-ball  Getty Images
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But that did not cost Australia much as Peter Siddle had the left-hander caught behind a few overs later, for 21  Cricket Australia/Getty Images
Australia then chipped away at West Indies' middle-order, reducing them to 5 for 150 soon after tea, as the Test showed signs of ending inside four days  Getty Images
Denesh Ramdin, though, resisted Australia's bowlers...  Getty Images
... And found an able partner in his captain, Jason Holder  Cricket Australia/Getty Images
The pair added 100 runs for the sixth wicket as both batsmen scored fifties  Getty Images
Soon after the pair took their partnership tally to 100, Mitchell Marsh brought Australia back with the wicket of Ramdin for 59  Cricket Australia/Getty Images
Six balls later, Lyon accounted for Carlos Brathwaite as West Indies slumped to 7 for 253  Getty Images
Mitchell Marsh and James Pattinson then cleaned up West Indies' tail with three quick wickets to dismiss the visitors for 282, helping Australia retain the Frank Worrell Trophy  Cricket Australia/Getty Images
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