Clarke elated, Dyson stunned by series sweep

BASSETERRE (St. Kitts) (AFP) - Michael Clarke is thrilled that Australia were able to complete a rare One-day International series sweep over West Indies in the Caribbean.

Australia crushed West Indies by 169 runs on Sunday at Warner Park, following a strong batting performance and Mitchell Johnson's second five-wicket haul in ODIs to take the series 5-0.

Australia won the opening match by 84 runs in St. Vincent, the rain-affected second ODI by 63 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis Method, and the third ODI last Sunday by seven wickets in Grenada, as well as the fourth ODI last Friday by one run here.

Sunday's victory - Australia's largest against West Indies - also meant they became only the third team to sweep an ODI series in the Caribbean. Previously, South Africa and Pakistan were the two sides that achieved ODI series sweeps in the Caribbean.

They both accomplished the feat three years ago, when the Proteas won all five of their matches in a bilateral series, and the Pakistanis won all three in theirs.

"I think for the whole team it is a great feeling," Clarke said. "We have a achieved the goal that we set before the start of the tour.

"We have played some brilliant cricket. We had some closer moments than we would have liked. But it has been a fantastic series, and I think full credit must go to the whole squad for the effort they have put in.