Bdos: Lara first, team after

SYDNEY – Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels Brian Lara’s 400 not out will likely never be beaten because few skippers would jeopardise a winning position by allowing one player to bat for so long.

Lara’s quadruple century for the West Indies against England last week in Antigua – the first in Test history – eclipsed Australian Matthew Hayden’s former world mark of 380 and took nearly 13 hours to complete.

As captain, Lara batted until after lunch on the third day as the West Indies amassed 751-5 declared.

It left the hosts without enough time to win and the match was drawn after England won the opening three Tests.

He's the BMIC -- big man in the Caribbean -- and Windies are in the toilet. Hey, daps est!