A late surge lifted Australia over the 200-mark as they laboured to score runs in the second match against the West Indies.

A flurry of wickets and four consecutive maiden overs stifled the tourists in the early stages at St George's but Cameron White and James Hopes took advantage of some sloppy fielding in the final overs to pile on the runs, guiding Australia to a final score of 213 for five.

Australia's problems had started in the opening over. After Shaun Marsh

had put the first runs on the board, Shane Watson was out to the third ball he faced, going for a duck as Jerome Taylor trapped him leg before with a delivery that struck him on the foot.

Marsh soon followed, edging Daren Powell's delivery behind to Patrick Browne to depart for 12.

That brought Ricky Ponting to the crease in his 300th ODI, but he did not stay there long, adding to Australia's misery as he hit a shot straight to Chris Gayle at short midwicket, out for 13.

The Windies then turned the screw with Powell and Taylor combining for four consecutive maidens as Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey toiled in the middle.

The pace was painfully slow throughout the middle of the innings before Hussey and Clarke began to find their groove.

They found the boundary rarely, but Clarke managed to amass 56 runs before he was out, trapped leg before by Sulieman Benn with the score on 135.

Hussey might have been out on the next ball, but he was dropped by Bravo.

He eventually went five overs from the end, sending a tired looking shot into the hands of Bravo to depart for 62.

The Windies were not done dropping catches yet though, and let two more slip their fingers as White escaped the clutches of Andre Fletcher at deep square leg and then, with one ball to go, White was again dropped, this time by Chris Gayle at extra cover.

White finished on 40 with Hopes adding 17 at the other end.