Mitchell Johnson did the damage with the ball as West Indies collapsed from a strong position to 216 all out on day two of the third and final Test against Australia.

The paceman took four wickets in the final session as the hosts fell 35 runs short of their opponents' first-innings total of 251.

Only Shivnarine Chanderpaul offered any resistance with an unbeaten 79, but Johnson and Brett Lee ripped through the rest of the batting line-up to keep Australia's noses in front at the Kensington Oval.

The tourists then began their second innings late in the day and had reached 35 without loss at stumps to stretch their advantage to 70 runs.

Phil Jaques and Simon Katich were unbeaten on 13 and 17 respectively as Australia look to claim a 2-0 series win.

Australia had also started the day at the crease hoping to significantly add to their overnight first-innings total of 226 for seven.

But they added only a further 25 runs for their final three wickets as they were bowled out in little over half an hour's play.

Lee had signalled his intent to score quick runs when he struck Dwayne Bravo for a six and a four in the same over, but he lost Beau Casson soon after when he was trapped leg before wicket by Fidel Edwards for a stubborn 10 from 44 balls.

Johnson quickly followed Casson back to the pavilion in the next over for a duck, squeezing a short delivery from Jerome Taylor only as far as Sulieman Benn at gully.

Edwards then claimed his third wicket to complete the innings, bowling Stuart Clark (one) and leaving Lee not out on 23.

The West Indian reply was immediately undermined by a fired-up Lee, who was the subject of a number of short deliveries, especially from Edwards, in the morning session.

Lee had already worked up a head of steam when he removed Sewnarine Chattergoon in only his second over, the Guyanese left-hander feathering a simple catch to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin for six.

Lee's next wicket owed much to the acrobatics of Test debutant Casson as they combined to remove West Indies captain Chris Gayle for 14.

Gayle, who is returning from a groin injury that sidelined him for the opening two Tests, crunched a straight drive only to see Casson dive to his right and pluck the ball from the air at full stretch.

It was a moment to delight the tourists and leave their hosts perilously placed at 26 for two.

Despite the early wickets, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Xavier Marshall opted for an aggressive approach to the bowling.

They looked to be frustrating the Australian attack, adding 38 in quick time for the third wicket, until Sarwan (20) slashed a drive from Clark to gully where Michael Hussey took a diving catch.

Chanderpaul then strode to the crease and along with Marshall safely took West Indies to the first break and beyond, until the latter fell midway through the afternoon session when he clipped an Andrew Symonds delivery to Casson at midwicket for 39.

Chanderpaul was only three runs short of his fifty and Bravo unbeaten on 29 with the hosts sitting on 167 for four at tea.

But things went downhill rapidly after the interval as the tourists took a stranglehold with the ball.

Bravo failed to add to his score when he glanced Johnson's delivery to wicket-keeper Haddin.

Chanderpaul notched up his half-century soon after but the wickets continued to tumble at the other end of the crease.

Denesh Ramdin managed only a single before Johnson struck again with Michael Clarke taking a stunning catch at gully diving to his left.

And Taylor followed for a duck when he clipped a Clarke delivery to Katich.

Benn (three) was the next wicket to fall as Johnson claimed his third scalp with Haddin again taking the catch behind the stumps.

And Lee also made it three victims with the dismissal of Daren Powell, who edged the ball into the gloves of Haddin for nine.

Edwards added only one run to the West Indies' total before edging Johnson to Ricky Ponting at second slip to leave Chanderpaul as the last man standing.

Johnson finished with four for 41 while Lee took three for 64.