Warne has taken 84 wickets so far in 2005

Shane Warne sent the West Indies spinning towards defeat with a superb spell on day four of the final Test.

The leading Test wicket taker claimed 6-80 in total, including the wicket of Brian Lara in Adelaide.

All-rounder Dwayne Bravo dug deep to nudge his team past 200, but he fell for 64 soon after tea to Brett Lee, who had four wickets.

Chasing 182 runs for a 3-0 sweep, the hosts were 76-2 at stumps, with Matthew Hayden 38 and Brad Hodge 10.

Warne's wickets took his tally for 2005 to 84, only one short of Dennis Lillee's record for a calendar year.

Anyone who thinks the game is over hasn't been watching the same game or seen the conditions Shane Warne

He also moved six clear of Lillee as the highest Test wicket-taker at the Adelaide Oval, with 51.

The highlight of his day was removing Lara, who in the first innings scored 226 to pass Allan Border's Test aggregate.

The West Indies star looked in great touch again, but he edged one on 17 and first slip Matthew Hayden took a sensational diving catch.

However, Lara still got a huge reception as he waved to the crowd at the end of probably his last Test knock in Australia.

Paceman Corey Collymore gave the tourists cause for optimism when he dismissed opener Justin Langer for 20 then captain Ricky Ponting for three.

Ramnaresh Sarwan appeared to have captured Hayden's wicket on 17 when the opener nicked a catch behind that rebounded off Denesh Ramdin into the hands of Devon Smith, only to see the appeal turned down.

The home side had their share of luck when they were bowling, too, with Sarwan the victim of what looked a bad lbw decision against Brett Lee.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul followed Sarwan back to the pavilion before Smith was unlucky to be adjudged out lbw for a duck.

Lara received an ovation after his last innings in Australia

Bravo was well supported by Ramdin - who scored 28 before dollying a catch off Warne to Adam Gilchrist.

But when Bravo finally lapsed, losing his stumps to Lee, the end of the West Indies resistance soon followed.

Fidel Edwards was the last to go, offering up a catch off the bowling of Lee to who else but Shane Warne.

Even though Australia need just 106 more on the final day, they were unwilling to claim victory just yet.

"We're quietly confident but a couple of quick wickets early and the West Indies are right in the game.

"Anyone who thinks the game is over hasn't been watching the same game or seen the conditions," said Shane Warne.