Debutant Shaun Marsh struck an impressive 81 and Nathan Bracken took four wickets as Australia beat West Indies by 84 runs on Tuesday in the first of five One-Day Internationals. Marsh, son of former Australia batsman Geoff Marsh, was making his first One-Day International appearance after taking part in Friday's Twenty20 match and he was part of a flying start with Shane Watson (31). Mike Hussey (44) and Brad Haddin (50) played a major role later in the innings as Australia made 273 for eight and the hosts never got close in their reply. West Indies lost three early wickets and although Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy scored 33 each, Chris Gayle's side ended up 189 all out. Play was stopped in the 40th over of the West Indies innings after the crowd responded to the dismissal of Sammy by hurling plastic bottles and other objects on to the field. Sammy queried the umpire's decision and the game continued without further incident once the debris had been cleared. Gayle, who won the toss and put the tourists in, used five bowlers inside the first eight overs and Australia reached 53 without loss in the first 10 overs. The opening pair of Marsh and Watson put on 75 before Watson was trapped leg before by Dwayne Bravo as he tried to work the ball on the legside. West Indies pace bowler Jerome Taylor continued his excellent record against Ricky Ponting (5), the Australian captain playing on with a thick inside edge, the fourth time he has been dismissed by Taylor in six one-day encounters between the pair. Australia became bogged down in the middle section of their innings with Sammy picking up two important wickets. The seamer from St.Lucia had Michael Clarke caught behind to make it 117 for three and then Marsh eventually went, driving Sammy straight to Gayle at extra-cover. Hussey and Haddin put on an excellent 91 partnership for the fifth wicket - both were caught in the deep by Kieron Pollard - as Australia stepped on the gas in the latter stages to end up with a good score on a ground where teams batting first had previously averaged only 201.
