Glenn McGrath gave the new generation of West Indies pacemen a lesson in accurate bowling to put Australia in complete control of the first Test on the second day in Brisbane on Friday.

McGrath ripped through the tourists' batting with a perfect display of line and length, leaving the tourists struggling at 182 for six in reply to Australia's 435.

Shane Warne and Brett Lee also captured a wicket each after making identical scores of 47 to help Australia's lower order lead their side to a daunting total.

The only West Indian batsman to offer real resistance was diminutive opener Devon Smith, who scored a courageous 88 despite being thumped on the helmet by a vicious bouncer from Lee.

The 24-year-old left-hander sank to his knees and was treated by the doctor but recovered to bat for more than four hours and register his second highest Test score.

He was eventually dismissed in the last half hour of play, clean bowled by McGrath who finished the day with figures of four for 58 from 18 overs.

The lanky paceman dismissed Chris Gayle in his opening spell for 10, the opener slashing at a ball outside off stump, and then removed Ramnaresh Sarwan for 21.

Brian Lara showed only a few glimpses of his genius as he crawled to 30 before being trapped leg before wicket by Lee and captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul tried to hit his way out of trouble before being brilliantly caught by a diving Bracken off Warne for two.

The West Indians had the Australians in trouble early on the first day but a brilliant 149 from Ricky Ponting and erratic bowling allowed the hosts to finish with a hefty total.

Warne and Lee put on 75 for the eighth wicket and Nathan Bracken kept the tail wagging with an adventurous 37, although they were helped by an attack that bowled far too short and gave away 46 extras, including 22 no-balls and six wides.

Play was delayed for half an hour because of rain but the Australians made up for lost time, scoring at a run a minute before the innings ended after lunch.

The highlight of the morning session was a massive six from Lee off Daren Powell that sailed through a gap in the second tier of the grandstand into an adjoining street.

Lee was also wayward in his opening spell but McGrath stuck to a nagging line that undid the visitors with three of his four victims edging catches to wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist

Scoreboard:

Australia 1st innings: (Overnight: 340-7)
M. Hayden lbw b Collymore 37
M. Hussey c Ramdin b D. Powell 1
R. Ponting c Sarwan b Lawson 149
M. Clarke c Ramdin b Collymore 5
S. Katich c Gayle b Collymore 0
A. Gilchrist lbw b Collymore 44
S. Watson lbw b Edwards 16
S. Warne c Ramdin b D. Powell 47
B. Lee c Collymore b D. Powell 47
N. Bracken c Sarwan b Edwards 37
G. McGrath not out 6

Extras (b-5 lb-13 nb-22 w-6) 46

Total (all out in 105.3 overs) 435

Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-101, 3-108, 4-111, 5-215, 6-273, 7-294, 8-369, 9-417, 10-435.

Bowling: F. Edwards 21.3-1-94-2 (nb-10 w-2), D. Powell 20-1-100-3 (nb-4 w-2), C. Collymore 26-4-72-4 (w-1), J. Lawson 14-0-73-1 (nb-8 w-1), M. Samuels 4-0-29-0, C. Gayle 20-3-49-0.

West Indies 1st innings:
C. Gayle c Gilchrist b McGrath 10
D. Smith b McGrath 88
R. Sarwan c Gilchrist b McGrath 21
B. Lara lbw b Lee 30
S. Chanderpaul c Bracken b Warne 2
M. Samuels c Gilchrist b McGrath  5
D. Ramdin not out 12
D. Powell not out 4

Extras (lb-7 nb-3) 10

Total (for 6 wickets, 62 overs) 182
 
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-74, 3-134, 4-149, 5-161, 6-174.

To bat: F. Edwards, C. Collymore, J. Lawson
 
Bowling: G. McGrath 18-2-58-4, B. Lee 12-4-50-1 (nb-3), N. Bracken 10-4-23-0, S. Warne 20-5-43-1, M. Clarke 2-1-1-0.