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Scott Bailey

West Indies survive first of five sessions

Tagenarine Chanderpaul was 35no at tea as West Indies survived the first of five Test sessions. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

West Indies have chalked off the first of five sessions required to save the Test series opener against Australia, going to tea on day four at 0-84 in pursuit of an unlikely 498.

After an unbeaten Marnus Labuschagne century allowed Australia to declare their second innings at 2-182 at lunch, Kraigg Brathwaite (40) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (35) got to tea unscathed.

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