Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2003

[1] It was Steve Waugh's last tour overseas[2] and Australia were without Shane Warne who was on a drugs ban and missing Glenn McGrath for two of the Tests through injury.

[4] His year long ban saw Warne miss the 2003 Cricket World Cup[5] as well as Australia's tour of the West Indies.

[6] Fast bowler Glenn McGrath would be granted leave from the tour early on and would return home to Australia to support his wife Jane,[7] who had recently been diagnosed with metastatic disease in her hip.

[9] The teams played a four-match Test series, competing for the Frank Worrell Trophy, named after the first black captain of the West Indies.

[11] West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and chose to bat first on a flat pitch.

West Indies replied with centuries from Ganga and Lara in the second innings, but left Australia a small target of 147, which was chased with the loss of only one wicket.

[12] Due to the flat nature of the pitch, Australia would benefit by using the unorthodox strategy of playing five bowlers, which proved to be a major factor in their victory.

The decision was criticised after the early dismissal of the Aussie openers, but Ponting and Lehmann would steady the ship with a 335 run partnership.

However, Jermaine Lawson stood tall for the West Indies, taking seven wickets in the first innings, including both Aussie openers.

[25] The verbal barrage would not impact the West Indies as they set the record for the highest successful 4th innings run chase in test cricket[26] and won the match, to bring the series to 3-1 Australia.

Jason Gillespie would be rested and Ricky Ponting would return from his illness to captain the Australian's, top scoring with 59.

During their innings rain would stop play and meant a revised target would be set of 208, which would need to be scored in 37 overs, which the West Indies fell 3 short of to give Australia an early lead in the series.

The Australian's would struggle early, but allrounder Andrew Symonds and future captain Michael Clarke would each score 75 in a 95 run partnership to help Australia to 258.

Jason Gillespie would be the pick of the Aussie bowlers and Michael Clarke would be man of the match as Australia went one win away from leading the series.

The wickets would be spread amongst the aussie bowlers with Ponting and Symonds getting runouts to help Australia to a series victory and Adam Gilchrist would be named man of the match.

Only Andrew Symonds would stand up for Australia with 77, Mervyn Dillon took 3 wickets for the Caribbean, leading them to a victory by 39 runs.