The players walk out to the middle and we are all set for the second innings of the game.
Steve Smith was the star performer with the bat and he scored almost half the runs for Australia. He walked to the middle when the visitors were under pressure, but played sensibly and essayed fine shots throughout the innings. Jerome Taylor was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies and he bowled his heart out. He finished with six wickets, thereby registering his career-best figures as well. The entire Australian dressing room was ready to celebrate Smith's double-hundred, but Taylor bowled a top ball to get rid of the Aussie run machine. The visitors have put a solid score on the board and there is a bit of assistance from the pitch for the bowlers. West Indies need to play really well to give Australia a tough fight.
126.5 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, out Caught by Blackwood!! Finally, Permaul gets his name into the wickets column. Australia are bowled for 399. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, Hazlewood advances and looks to go big, but mistimes it, long-on moves forward and takes a good low catch. Hazlewood c Blackwood b Permaul 24(58) [4s-2]
Permaul to Hazlewood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
126.4 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, short and spinning back in, Hazlewood defends
126.3 -
Permaul to Lyon, 1 run, another sweep, this time to backward square leg for a single
126.2 -
Permaul to Lyon, FOUR, gets down on one knee and sweeps the flighted delivery to fine leg and opens his account in style
126.1 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Hazlewood works it to deep mid-wicket
Nathan Lyon, right handed bat, comes to the crease
125.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, out Lbw!! This is a sad end to a great innings. Smith falls one run short of a deserving double-hundred. It would have been the first double-hundred by an Australian outside Australia after Jason Gillespie's effort against Bangladesh in 2006, but it was not to be. What a ball from Jerome Taylor though. With the ball reversing a bit, he bowls this very full and swings it back into the right-hander, Smith picked it up very late and before he could dig it out, the ball sneaked under the bat and hit Smith on the boot in line with middle stump. Hawk-Eye showed that it would have crashed into the leg stump. End of a terrific innings from a top-class batsman. It's a six-wicket haul for Taylor and these are his career-best figures as well. S Smith lbw b Jerome Taylor 199(361) [4s-21 6s-2]
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Oh no! Steve Smith has been given out LBW, but he's reviewed it. This has to completely miss the stumps for the on-field decision to be overturned. This is a tough one for the third umpire. No Hot Spot or Snicko and the evidence we have is inconclusive to say if Smith got an edge onto that. I don't think the impact is a problem. Looked very out in real-time. Hawk-Eye shows that the ball is hitting the stumps and Smith would have to walk back.
125.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Smith drives it straight to cover
125.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and swinging back in, Smith drives it to mid-off
125.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, 1 run, on the off stump, Hazlewood taps it to short-cover for a quick single
125.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Hazlewood defends off the back foot
125.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the off stump, Smith works it away to mid-wicket
124.6 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, optimistic shout for LBW, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Hazlewood looks to defend, but misses and gets hit on the pad. Impact was outside off stump though
124.5 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, spinning down the leg side, Hazlewood tries to glance it fine but misses
124.4 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Hazlewood punches it towards point
124.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith taps it to point and sets off, Hazlewood responds and makes his ground before Ramdin collected the throw and whipped the bails off
Run-out check has been sent upstairs. Hazlewood is the man in question but he's safe
124.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, advances and tries to work it on the on-side but misses and gets hit on the pad
124.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, short and spinning away outside off stump, Smith tries to cut but misses
123.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, FOUR, yorker length outside off stump, Hazlewood tries to dig it out, gets an outside edge and it beats Holder's dive at gully and runs away for four
123.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, 2 runs, full and on the leg stump, Hazlewood flicks it to deep mid-wicket
123.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Hazlewood defends
123.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, full and outside off stump, Hazlewood drives it into the off-side
123.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, that is a lovely ball! Full delivery pitching on off stump line from round the wicket and then nipping away, Hazlewood pokes at it and gets beaten, it was so close to the off stump as well
123.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 1 run, low full toss on the off stump, Smith flicks it to deep mid-wicket
Jerome Taylor [23.0-10-38-5] is back into the attack
122.6 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Hazlewood defends off the front foot
122.5 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, gets a stride forward and works this flighted delivery into the on-side
122.4 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, outside off stump, Hazlewood leans forward to keep this out
122.3 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Hazlewood defends
122.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Smith works it to mid-wicket
122.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, 6 runs, Smith records his highest Test score, going past the 192 he scored against India in Melbourne. Flatter delivery on the off stump, Smith works it to mid-wicket, takes on the fielder and races back for the second. A wild throw meant Ramdin was not in business it went for four
121.6 -
Roach to Hazlewood, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Hazlewood defends off the back foot
121.5 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, shortish and on the off stump, Smith pulls it to deep mid-wicket
121.4 -
Roach to Hazlewood, 1 run, on the leg stump, Hazlewood works it to backward square leg
121.3 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Smith drives it square of the wicket on the off-side
121.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
121.1 -
Roach to Hazlewood, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Hazlewood tucks it to short mid-wicket
120.6 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, 1 run, very full, Hazlewood drives it just over the bowler and keeps strike
120.5 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Hazlewood advances and looks to go over mid-wicket, but gets hit on the thigh pad
120.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, on the off stump, Smith steps out and flicks it to mid-wicket
120.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, advances and wears it on the pad as he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball
120.2 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, 1 run, Hazlewood looks to come down the track, but Permaul drags it back, Hazlewood tries to defend and gets a thick edge that rolls behind square on the on-side
120.1 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Hazlewood leans forward to keep this out
119.6 -
Roach to Hazlewood, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Hazlewood drives it through point
119.6 -
Roach to Hazlewood, no ball, edged and caught, oh dear, Roach has overstepped again. He crossed the line yesterday as well, when he had Clarke caught and bowled. Good length delivery outside off stump, Hazlewood pushes at it and gets a thick edge, second slip takes a good low catch but the umpire spotted Roach going over the line and signalled a no-ball
119.5 -
Roach to Hazlewood, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, Hazlewood leans forward and drives all along the ground through cover for four
119.4 -
Roach to Hazlewood, no run, short ball just outside off stump, Hazlewood backs away and looks to cut but gets beaten
119.3 -
Roach to Hazlewood, no run, on a length and outside off stump, Hazlewood cuts and misses
119.2 -
Roach to Hazlewood, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Hazlewood defends
119.1 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Smith drives it to deep backward-point
118.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, advances and works the flighted delivery to mid-wicket
118.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, Smith backs away and looks to punch off the back foot but mistimes it towards cover
118.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flatter in trajectory, Smith keeps it out
118.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Smith defends it into the on-side
118.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, advances and looks to flick, but gets hit on the pad
118.1 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Hazlewood defends and gets an outside edge that rolls to third man
Veerasammy Permaul [30.0-7-105-0] is back into the attack
117.6 -
Roach to Hazlewood, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Hazlewood cuts it towards cover-point
117.5 -
Roach to Hazlewood, no run, good length delivery shaping away from the left-hander from round the wicket, Hazlewood plays inside the line and gets beaten
117.4 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, too full and on the leg stump, Smith flicks it to deep square leg
117.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith defends
117.2 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, expertly done by Smith. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Smith allows the ball to come, watches it nicely onto the bat and guides it fine through gully for four more
117.1 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, great start to the session for Australia. Full and outside off stump, Smith waits for the ball to come and smashes the drive wide of mid-off for four. Looks like Australia are looking for quick runs
Welcome back. The players are walking out. Roach to open the bowling
For West Indies, it was Jerome Taylor, who made the initial breakthrough by dismissing Shane Watson. Taylor continued to trouble the opposition ranks and was rewarded with the scalp of Brad Haddin. With that wicket, he now has four five-wicket hauls to his name. Kemar Roach and Jason Holder supported him well. After lunch, the hosts need to pick up the last two wickets as quickly as possible as the track is offering pacers enough help to keep them interested.
Lunch, Day 2: Steven Smith essayed a sterling knock to put Australia in front at lunch. In fact, despite losing a slew of wickets at the other end, Smith showed immense concentration prowess to guide the visitors to a good total. Smith played each ball on its merit and when there was a loose ball on offer, took a heavy toll of it.
116.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Hazlewood defends with soft hands and gets a thick outside that rolls through gully
116.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Hazlewood punches it to cover
116.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 1 run, on the off stump, Smith flicks it to deep mid-wicket
116.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, Smith gets across the stumps and defends the short of length delivery into the on-side
116.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Hazlewood drives it to mid-off for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A direct-hit would have been curtains for Hazlewood. In fact, Hazlewood's bat got stuck before the crease as he tried to ground it
116.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 1 run, short delivery on the off stump, Smith gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep backward square leg
115.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, driven off the back foot to long-on
115.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, pushed towards mid-off
115.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Smith looks to push off the back foot, gets it on the inside half of the bat and it rolls towards the bowler
115.3 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Hazlewood punches it to cover-point
115.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, cut away through point for a run
115.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Smith shoulders arms
114.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, on the off stump, Hazlewood defends
114.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Hazlewood takes a step forward and mistimes the drive to cover
114.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Hazlewood slashes and misses
114.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Hazlewood defends off the back foot
114.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, bouncer angling into the left-hander, Hazlewood tries to guide it over the slip cordon but misses
114.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Hazlewood, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Hazlewood plays inside the line and gets beaten
Jerome Taylor [21.0-9-33-5] is back into the attack
113.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, Smith uses his feet and lofts this flighted delivery over mid-on for four more. Looks like he has decided to attack the bowlers now
113.5 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Hazlewood drives it to long-on
113.4 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Hazlewood defends it back to the bowler
113.3 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Hazlewood defends off the front foot
113.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, too short and wide outside off stump, Smith cuts it towards point
113.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, that's a fine hit. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Smith advances and absolutely smashes the drive, it flew to the left of the bowler in no time
112.6 -
J Holder to Hazlewood, no run, full and angling across, Hazlewood drives and misses
112.5 -
J Holder to Hazlewood, no run, from over the wicket Holder bowls it just outside off, Hazlewood gets an inside edge to mid-on
112.4 -
J Holder to Hazlewood, no run, full and on the stumps, Hazlewood drives it to mid-on
112.3 -
J Holder to Hazlewood, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Hazlewood backs away slightly and blocks off the back foot
112.2 -
J Holder to Hazlewood, no run, full and straightens after pitching, Hazlewood defends
112.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, shortish and on off-stump, Smith pulls it through deep square leg
111.6 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, stumping chance missed. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Hazlewood advances and looks to go big, he plays for the turn but it slides on with the angle, it went low to Ramdin but it was a relatively easy take and the skipper fumbled
111.5 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, defended off the front foot
Round the wicket now
111.4 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, driven to the right of the bowler
111.3 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Hazlewood defends
111.2 -
Permaul to Hazlewood, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Hazlewood hangs back to keep this out
Two slip and short leg in for Hazlewood
111.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, driven gently to cover
110.6 -
J Holder to Hazlewood, no run, full and again just held its line, Hazlewood defends
110.5 -
J Holder to Hazlewood, no run, banged in short, Hazlewood easily leaves it
Josh Hazlewood, left handed bat, comes to the crease
110.4 -
J Holder to Starc, out Bowled!! Holder picks up his second wicket and gets his reward for some fine bowling. It was a tad fuller and just held its line to take out Starc's off-stump. Starc looked to flick, but was beaten by the movement. Starc b J Holder 6(28)
J Holder to Starc, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
110.3 -
J Holder to Starc, no run, back of a length delivery and in the corridor outside off, Starc defends
110.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, short and on off-stump, Smith pulls it to fine-leg
110.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length and just outside off, Smith defends
Jason Holder [20.0-3-62-1] is back into the attack
109.6 -
Permaul to Starc, no run, on the off stump, Starc defends off the front foot
109.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, nicely tossed up, driven along the ground to long-off
109.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, Smith races down the track but Permaul bowls this wide outside off stump and forces Smith to defend
109.3 -
Permaul to Starc, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and guides it past backward point
109.2 -
Permaul to Starc, no run, flatter and shorter in length, Starc pushes it back to the bowler
109.1 -
Permaul to Starc, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, blocked
108.6 -
Roach to Starc, 1 run, full and inviting the drive, Starc tries to drive, gets an edge but it flies through the vacant point region
108.5 -
Roach to Starc, no run, full and again well outside off, Starc leaves it
108.4 -
Roach to Starc, no run, short and well outside off, Starc just lets it go by
108.3 -
Roach to Starc, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Starc defends confidently
108.2 -
Roach to Starc, no run, back of a length and outside off, Starc defends
108.1 -
Roach to Starc, leg byes, FOUR, back of a length and straying on the pads, Starc looks to glance, misses and it turns out to be four leg-byes through fine-leg
107.6 -
Permaul to Starc, byes, 1 run, excellent delivery to round off the over. Loopy ball from Permaul, Starc lunges forward to defend, but the ball beats the outside edge. Ramdin couldn't collect it cleanly and they get a run
107.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, floated up wide outside off stump, Smith reaches out and drives it towards cover
107.4 -
Permaul to Starc, 1 run, driven back to the bowler, who fumbles it to mid-on and allows a single
107.3 -
Permaul to Starc, no run, nicely bowled. Tossed up from Permaul this time, Starc leans forward, he had to wait for the ball as it was given a bit more air but manages to defend off the front foot
107.2 -
Permaul to Starc, no run, outside off stump, left alone
107.1 -
Permaul to Starc, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Starc leans forward and defends
106.6 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, full and outside off stump, Smith defends it towards cover
106.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Smith flicks it to mid-wicket
106.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length again from Roach, Smith handles it off the back foot
106.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, Smith gets across the sticks and defends this short of length delivery towards the bowler
106.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, left alone
106.1 -
Roach to S Smith, 2 runs, wow! What a shot. Excellent diving save by Taylor near the deep point boundary. Shortish and outside off stump, Smith gets on top of the bounce and drives with an angled bat, the fielder runs to his right from third man and saves two
105.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, advances and drives the flighted delivery along the ground to long-on
105.5 -
Permaul to Starc, 1 run, waits for the ball to spin back in and tucks it through square leg
105.4 -
Permaul to Starc, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Starc pushes it off the back foot
Permaul is operating from over the wicket to Starc
105.3 -
Permaul to Starc, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Starc leans forward and defends
105.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, nice and full this time from Permaul, Smith drives it down to long-on
105.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith drives it off the back foot towards mid-on
Veerasammy Permaul [24.0-7-84-0] is back into the attack
104.6 -
Roach to Starc, no run, angling in on the stumps, turned towards mid-wicket
104.5 -
Roach to Starc, 2 runs, to deep mid wicket, bangs it short, Starc tries to pull, gets a top-edge
104.4 -
Roach to Starc, no run, full and outside off, Starc pokes at it and misses
104.3 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Smith glances it to fine-leg
104.2 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, good length and nipping away from the right-hander, Smith is opened up by the movement and gets an outside edge, the ball drops short of the diving second slip. The fielder dives to his right but doesn't manage to stop it. With that boundary, he also reaches 150 and raises his bat to the crowd and the dressing room
104.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Smith defends
103.6 -
J Holder to Starc, no run, a tad fuller and angles away from Starc, he pokes at it and misses
103.5 -
J Holder to Starc, no run, back of a length and angling in on off-stump, defended
103.4 -
J Holder to Starc, no run, back of a length and angling in on off-stump, Starc defends it to behind square on the off-side
103.3 -
J Holder to Starc, no run, back of a length and outside off, Starc lets it go by
103.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, leg byes, 1 run, good length and straying on the pads, Smith looks to flick it to fine-leg and it turns out to be a leg-bye
103.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length and well outside off, Smith lets it go by
102.6 -
Roach to Starc, no run, back of a length and in the channel outside off, Starc defends it off the back foot
Mitchell Starc, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Drinks are on the field now
102.5 -
Roach to Johnson, out Caught by Darren Bravo!! Roach takes his first wicket. Johnson looks to cut a back of a length delivery that was bowled outside off, gets a thick edge, Bravo at first slip takes a well-judged catch above his shoulder. Johnson c Darren Bravo b Roach 5(16) [4s-1]
Roach to Johnson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
102.4 -
Roach to Johnson, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, defended
102.3 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, back of a length and angling back into Smith, he clips it to short mid-wicket and sneaks a single
102.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length and in the corridor outside off, Smith blocks it off the back foot
102.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Smith blocks it
Kemar Roach [18.0-2-81-0] is back into the attack
101.6 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, defended
101.5 -
J Holder to Johnson, FOUR, full and just outside off, Johnson drives it to the right of mid-off, Taylor gives chase, puts in the dive, tries to flick it back but loses the race
101.4 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, short of length and angling into the left-hander, Johnson tries to pull, misses
101.3 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, short of length and well outside off, Johnson lets it go by easily
101.2 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, short of length delivery and nipping away, Johnson again pokes and misses
101.1 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, back of a length and nipping away, Johnson pokes and misses
100.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 2 runs, fullish outside off, Smith drives it to the left of cover
100.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, short and wide, Smith opens the face and guides it to second slip
100.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and just outside off, Smith drives it to cover, can't get it past the fielder
100.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Johnson, 1 run, short delivery and outside off, Johnson pulls it to deep mid-wicket
100.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Johnson, no run, a tad fuller and angling in from around the wicket, defended
100.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Smith shuffles across to clip it to fine-leg for a single
99.6 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, defended
99.5 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, back of a length and and bowled at a gentle pace, Johnson looks to pull, mistimes it to mid-on
99.4 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, short of length delivery and well outside off, Johnson shows measured judegment and leaves it
99.3 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, short of length delivery and well outside off, Johnson lifts his bat and lets it go by
99.2 -
J Holder to Johnson, no run, around the wicket and angling in from off-stump, Johnson defends
99.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, full and drifting on the pads, Smith flicks it to square leg for a single
98.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Johnson, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone
Mitchell Johnson, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Round the wicket to Johnson
98.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. Fourth Test fifer for Taylor and it's his third in Jamaica. He is a happy man and why not. Fullish in length around off stump line, Haddin goes for the drive, but leaves a big bat-pad gap, the ball jags back in off the deck and sneaks through the gate to hit middle and leg stump. Haddin b Jerome Taylor 22(23) [4s-3 6s-1]
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
98.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, no run, oh he almost dragged that back onto the stumps. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Haddin looks to leave the ball at the last moment, the ball takes the inside edge and rolls past the sticks
98.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, no run, gets right behind the line of this short of length delivery and defends
98.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, no run, back of a length just outside off stump, blocked back to the bowler
98.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no ball, 1 run, good length delivery angling into the right-hander, Smith works it behind square on the on-side. Jerome Taylor just overstepped the line on that occasion
98.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 2 runs, outswinger outside off stump, Smith guides it with an angled bat through gully, Blackwood gives chase and stops it with his boot
97.6 -
J Holder to Haddin, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Haddin defends from the crease
97.5 -
J Holder to Haddin, SIX, that's a lovely hit from Haddin. Holder overpitches this outside off stump, Haddin waits for the ball to come and lofts it handsomely over mid-off, the ball hits the rope on the full. The umpires have a look at the replay and confirm that it is a maximum
97.4 -
J Holder to Haddin, no run, back of a length and angling in, Haddin hops and defends
97.3 -
J Holder to Haddin, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Haddin defends
97.2 -
J Holder to Haddin, FOUR, edgeedddd but just over the man at gully. Full and outside off stump, Haddin goes for a booming cover drive, gets a thick edge, Shai Hope jumps high and tries to grab it with his right hand but it escapes
97.1 -
J Holder to Haddin, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Haddin hangs back to keep this out
Jason Holder [16.0-2-47-1] is back into the attack
96.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 2 runs, short and outside off, Smith pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs
96.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, good length and swinging back in, Smith clips it to mid-wicket
96.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 2 runs, back of a length and just outside off, Smith plays with soft hands to guide it through square third man for a brace
96.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, 1 run, good length and just outside off, Haddin clips it behind square for a single
96.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, no run, back of a length and angled away from the right-hander, Haddin lets it go by
96.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, no run, good length and nipping back off the seam, Haddin defends it front of square on the on-side
95.6 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length and well outside off, Smith lets it go by
95.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length and outside off, Smith leaves it
95.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, fullish and well outside off, Smith lifts his bat and leaves it
95.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, full and in the channel outside off, Smith comes forward and defends it back to the bowler
95.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no ball, back of a length delivery and just outside off, Smith blocks it off the back foot. Roach overstepped on that occasion
95.2 -
Roach to Haddin, 1 run, full and in the corridor outside off, Haddin drives it to mid-off for a single
95.1 -
Roach to Haddin, no run, full length and just outside off, Haddin drives it to mid-off
94.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and straying on the pads, Smith clips it to square leg, can't beat the fielder
94.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, good length and just outside off, Smith blocks it off the front foot
94.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and tailing in from Jerome Taylor, Smith blocks it off the back foot
94.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, good length delivery and angling back into the right-hander, Smith defends it front of square on the on-side
94.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, good length on off-stump, defended
94.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, edged but safe. Outswinger just outside off-stump, Smith pokes at it and gets an outside edge, but it doesn't carry to Bravo at second slip
93.6 -
Roach to Haddin, 2 runs, dropped, Blackwood has dropped a tough chance at backward point. Full and outside off stump, Haddin goes for the drive on the up, gets a thick edge, Blackwood jumps and tries to take the catch with both hands above his head but it pops out
93.5 -
Roach to Haddin, FOUR, short delivery from Roach, Haddin rocks back to pull it over mid-wicket for a boundary
93.4 -
Roach to Haddin, no run, good length and just outside off, Haddin comes well forward and pushes it front of square on the off-side
93.3 -
Roach to Haddin, FOUR, fuller from Roach, Haddin essays a drive on the up through deep extra cover for a boundary
93.2 -
Roach to Haddin, no run, good length on the off-stump, defended
93.1 -
Roach to S Smith, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery and on the off-stump, Smith glances it to fine-leg
92.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, no run, ends the over with a yorker, Haddin manages to dig it out
92.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, no run, nice outswinger outside off stump, Haddin lifts his bat and lets it go
92.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Haddin, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Haddin hops and looks to defend, fails to get bat on ball and gets hit high on the flap of the pad, height was there issue there and umpire Richard Kettleborough got it spot on
Loud shout for LBW, not given and West Indies have reviewed. I tell you what, if there is no bat involved, Haddin could be in trouble. No issues with Taylor's footing, no inside edge either. Oh no! Hawk-Eye says it's just bouncing over the stumps and West Indies have lost both their reviews now.
Brad Haddin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
92.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, out Bowled!! Poor judgement from Watson. That was too close to leave and he perishes. Curtly Ambrose is a happy man in the dressing room. Nothing but good length delivery just outside off stump, Watson left it alone thinking it would swing away, but it came in with the angle and hit the top of off stump. That's wicket number four for Jerome Taylor and he continues to impress in this Test match. This is just the start West Indies wanted to the day. Can they work on this opening? Watson b Jerome Taylor 25(73) [4s-4]
Jerome Taylor to Watson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
92.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, full and on the stumps, Watson drives it to mid-on
92.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 1 run, Smith gets across the sticks and glances this low full toss to fine leg
91.6 -
Roach to Watson, no run, nice and full outside off stump, no swing on offer, Watson defends off the front foot
91.5 -
Roach to Watson, no run, good length delivery coming in with the angle, Watson defends off the front foot
91.4 -
Roach to Watson, no run, much fuller in length, Watson covers the off stump and shoulders arms
91.3 -
Roach to Watson, no run, short of length just outside off stump, Watson defends off the back foot
91.2 -
Roach to Watson, no run, full and on the leg stump, just coming in with the angle, Watson gently turns it into the on-side
91.1 -
Roach to Watson, FOUR, oh dear! That's not the place to bowl with a new ball. Short and way outside off stump, no one at cover and Watson thrashes it off the back foot, doesn't bother to keep it down as there was no fielder in that area. Fifty partnership comes up as well
Kemar Roach [15.0-2-65-0] is back into the attack
90.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, 1 run, poor ball but Watson misses out. Full and down the leg-side, Watson flicks well but picks out the man at long leg
90.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends off the front foot
90.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends
90.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, Taylor tries to bowl a full ball but it goes as a low full toss, Watson mistimes the drive towards mid-on
90.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Watson defends
90.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, this is interesting. Watson is going for it first ball. Short delivery on the off stump, just a hint of away-swing on this one, Watson goes early into the pull and gets the toe end of the bat. The ball rolls towards the bowler
The players are making their way out to the middle. Taylor to open proceedings with three slips and a gully and he has the new ball in his hands.
Pitch Report: "The pitch has dried out and a few cracks are starting to open. However, I don't think it is going to affect things today. It is still a good track to bat on," reckons Jeff Dujon.
Smith is looking very good to get a big one here and West Indies need to find the right lengths early in the session if they are to restrict Australia to under 330-350.
The fact that Veerasammy Permaul, who was picked as a first choice spinner for this game, was outbowled by part-timer Kraigg Brathwaite explains why West Indies weren't able to pick up more wickets yesterday. Although Permaul bowled a few good balls, he was erring on the shorter side, allowing the batsman to score freely. On the other hand, Smith looked solid and he dominated the bowlers when he got it in his zone. He continued his good work and registered his 5th hundred in his last six Test matches.
The start was very good for the hosts, who inserted Australia in. When both the openers were dismissed in 5 overs, it looked as if it was the right call by Ramdin to bowl first, but Smith played a sensational innings to bail Australia out of trouble once again. Once the pitch flattened out, West Indies were unable to put pressure on the visitors. Some of Ramdin's tactics were also questioned. Jerome Taylor, who bowled an opening spell that read, five overs, five maidens, two wickets, was given just six overs in the morning session. Interestingly, when the second new ball was available, Ramdin did not take it or bowl his fast bowlers towards the end.
Yesterday Steve Smith proved why he was Australia's go-to man in crunch situations. What do we have in store today? Hello and welcome to the second day of the second Test between West Indies and Australia. The visitors have their noses ahead at this stage, but the hosts can still tilt it in their favour if they have a good couple of hours in the morning today. Can West Indies put up a spirited show on the field? We'll find out as the day progresses.
Start of Day 2
Watson and Smith made sure that there were no more hiccups before the end of day's play. Strangely, West Indies did not opt for the second new ball and operated with spinners at both ends towards close of play. Australia are currently in the driver's seat, but West Indies will look to turn their fortunes around on a new day. It promises to be another cracking day of Test cricket tomorrow. Don't forget to join us then. See you folks!
Smith continued his good work in the final session and soon got to his 9th Test hundred, his 5th century in last 6 Test matches. Voges also batted with good intent and both of them frustrated the West Indian bowlers. Taylor was then called upon and he didn't disappoint as he got the wicket of Voges, who went in a similar fashion as Clarke, trying to play the drive. Smith was then dropped by Bravo off Brathwaite, a let-off that continues to haunt them. Soon after, Smith was wrongly given out lbw by umpire Kettleborough, but the decision was overturned on review, with the ball missing the stumps by quite some margin.
The visitors started the second session brightly, with Smith reaching his fifty. Clarke though fell soon after, edging one to Ramdin off Holder. The Aussie skipper went trying to play a big booming drive just three short of his fifty, his downfall brought an end to the 118-run union with his deputy. Voges came out and was solid at the other end, providing good support to Smith. Both of them made sure that the Australians went into tea just 3 wickets down.
Stumps, Day 1: Australia got off to the worst start possible with Warner going early in the first over without opening his account. Marsh too didn't hang around for long as Taylor trapped him plumb in front and Australia were 16/2 at that stage. The Australians ran into an inspired Taylor, who produced a brilliant opening spell that read: 5-5-0-2. Roach then had Clarke caught and bowled when he was on 3, only for the umpire to call the Aussie skipper back as Roach had overstepped. Both Smith and Clarke batted sensibly for the remainder of the first session, making sure that the Aussies didn't lose any more wickets.
89.6 -
Blackwood to S Smith, no run, clever bowling from Blackwood. He anticipated Smith to come down the track again and fired this down the leg-side, Smith was a bit surprised, he couldn't connect with the glance, fell over, but somehow managed to ground his back foot in time before Ramdin whipped the bails off
Has Smith been stumped down the leg-side? They are checking. Ramdin looks fairly confident, while Smith has a worried look on his face. Oh he's just fine. NOT OUT flashes on the big screen
89.5 -
Blackwood to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith advances and flicks it to mid-wicket
89.4 -
Blackwood to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Smith drives it to cover
89.3 -
Blackwood to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith comes down the track and drives it to mid-off
89.2 -
Blackwood to S Smith, no run, Smith steps out and defends this flighted delivery
89.1 -
Blackwood to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery from over the wicket, Smith leans forward to defend, but gets hit on the pad, looked like it spun too much and umpire Ian Gould wasn't interested in the LBW shout
Jermaine Blackwood, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
88.6 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, quicker through the air, Watson hangs back to keep it out
88.5 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, shortish and on the stumps, Watson defends
88.4 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Watson cuts it into the off-side
88.3 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Watson defends
88.2 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, that's a tight leave. Looked like Watson misjudged it and the ball almost shaved the off stump. This was the flatter ball, didn't spin much, Watson let it go thinking it would spin away but it came in with the angle
88.1 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, short enough for Watson to hang back and punch
87.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
87.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, 1 run, allows the ball to spin back and works it gently through mid-wicket
87.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Watson defends off the front foot
87.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, on the leg stump, Smith tucks it to deep mid-wicket
87.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, down the leg-side, Smith tries to help it on its way but misses
87.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith advances and defends
86.6 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, Permaul drags his length back, Watson misses the flick and gets hit on the pad, again it was going down the leg-side
86.5 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, flighted delivery goes very full, doesn't turn much, Watson looks to defend, but hits the boot with the bat, the ball strikes him on the front pad and it was clearly going past the leg stump
Appeal for LBW, not given and West Indies have reviewed it. No issues with Permaul's footing, no inside edge, looks like it is missing leg. Yes, it is! Waste of a review. A hasty review I would say
86.4 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, almost a yorker, Watson digs it out
86.3 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, nice and full, flicked into the on-side
86.2 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Watson defends
86.1 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, very full on the stumps, Watson flicks it to mid-wicket
85.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, spinning past the leg stump, Smith misses the glance and gets beaten
85.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, down the leg-side, left alone
85.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, worked into the on-side
85.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, Smith races down the track again, but Brathwaite drags the length back and keeps him calm
85.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith defends
85.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, FOUR, nice hit. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Smith advances, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it inside out over extra-cover
84.6 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, short this time, Watson cuts but point moves to his right and stops the ball
84.5 -
Permaul to Watson, FOUR, Watson goes over the top and makes good contact. Flighted delivery on the leg stump, Watson lofts it over mid-on and it goes on the bounce to the boundary
84.4 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Watson defends off the front foot
84.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, on the leg stump, Smith steps out and drives it to long-on
84.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the leg stump, Smith nudges it into the on-side
84.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Smith defends
83.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, quicker through the air, Watson defends off the back foot
83.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, waits for the ball to spin back in and tucks it through mid-wicket
83.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, advances and flicks the flighted delivery behind square on the on-side
83.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, 1 run, short and spinning back in, Watson flicks to deep square leg
83.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, too full to drive, Watson gets the toe-end of the bat and it rolls to cover
83.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, short and wide outside off stump, Smith cuts it to point
82.6 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, on the stumps, Watson defends well this time, a maiden over
82.5 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, on the leg stump, Watson was looking to go big, but is forced to defend
82.4 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, slower through the air, Watson waits and defends
82.3 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, on the stumps, Watson leans forward to keep this out
82.2 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, Watson opts to play this off the back foot when he should have been on the front foot, manages to push this quicker ball towards cover-point
82.1 -
Permaul to Watson, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Watson defends off the front foot
Slip and short leg in place
Veerasammy Permaul [20.0-4-79-0] is back into the attack
81.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, oopsy! Short and down the leg-side, left alone
81.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, blocked back to the bowler
81.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, comes down the track again, but mistimes the drive straight to silly mid-on
81.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, punched off the back foot to cover
81.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Smith steps out and flicks it to deep mid-wicket
81.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, waits for the ball to spin back in and blocks
80.6 -
J Holder to Watson, no run, full and outside off stump, Watson drives it to mid-off
80.5 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Smith drives it to mid-off
80.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Smith defends
80.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, on a length and outside off stump, Smith shoulders arms
80.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Smith defends easily
80.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
Second new ball is due now, but West Indies haven't taken it.
79.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, on the off stump, Watson defends
79.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, flicked along the ground towards mid-wicket
79.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, plants his front foot forward to defend but gets hit on the pad. Impact was outside off stump though
79.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Watson goes for the cut but gets beaten
79.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, on the off stump, defended off the front foot
79.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith steps out and drives it down to long-on
78.6 -
J Holder to Watson, no run, full and outside off stump, Watson defends off the front foot
78.5 -
J Holder to Watson, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Watson defends off the front foot
78.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith turns it through backward square leg
78.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, FOUR, nice and full outside off stump, Smith looks to drive and gets another outside edge that rolls through the vacant gully region for four more
78.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Smith defends
78.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, FOUR, overpitched, Smith goes for the drive but gets an outside edge that goes all along the ground past second slip for four
77.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, spinning back in, punched back to the bowler
77.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, on the stumps, worked into the on-side
77.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, spinning back in, punched towards cover
77.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith advances and flicks it to deep mid-wicket
77.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, sharp turn and Smith is hit on the pad but the impact was well outside off stump
77.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
76.6 -
J Holder to Watson, no run, full and just outside off stump, Watson drives it towards mid-wicket
76.5 -
J Holder to Watson, no run, slightly on the shorter side, defended off the back foot
76.4 -
J Holder to Watson, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Watson lifts his bat and lets it go
76.3 -
J Holder to Watson, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends off the back foot
76.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, on the leg stump, easily glanced away to fine leg
76.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, beaten! Good length delivery just outside off stump, the ball nips away off the deck and goes past the outside edge as Smith was looking to defend. Smith nods his head and acknowledges that it was a top ball
75.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, advances and drives the flighted delivery down to long-on
75.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, 1 run, on the off stump, Watson flicks it to deep mid-wicket
75.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Watson turns it into the on-side
75.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Watson defends
75.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, on the off stump, Smith drives it to long-on after coming down the track
75.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith defends
Looks like Smith is struggling with a bit of cramps. The physio attends to him. He's fine though
74.6 -
J Holder to Watson, FOUR, lovely hit. Fullish and on the off stump, Watson leans forward and plays a controlled flick shot, sends it through mid-wicket and it runs away for four
74.5 -
J Holder to Watson, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Watson shoulders arms
74.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, late movement away off the deck squares up Smith, but luckily for him, the edge doesn't go to hand and goes through the unmanned gully region. Smith went at it with soft hands and got away with it
74.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length delivery swinging back in, Smith defends off the back foot
74.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
74.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith turns it into the on-side
Jason Holder [12.0-2-31-1] is back into the attack
73.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, comes down the track and whips this uppishly past silly mid-on, who dives to his right but fails to stop it. The batsmen take a single as the ball rolls away to long-on
73.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, quicker from Brathwaite, Smith goes deep in the crease and defends
73.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, leans forward and blocks
73.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, comes forward and flicks this flighted delivery to mid-wicket
73.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, comes down the track and whips this straight to mid-wicket
73.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Watson, 1 run, nudges this flatter delivery to fine leg for a single
Drinks are on the field now
72.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, yorker length ball angling down leg, Smith misses the clip and wears it on the pad. The ball was clearly going down with the angle and both the batsmen were surprised after umpire Kettleborough gave that out. Smith had a chat with Watson and decided to go for the review and rightly so as the ball was missing the stumps
Smith has been given out lbw. He has decided to review the decision. Taylor's front foot is fine. Is that going down leg? Or is it clipping the stumps? Since it's given out, it has to miss the stumps for Smith to stay. Hawk-Eye shows that the ball was missing the stumps. The onfield decision will be overturned and Smith survives
72.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, length ball just outside off, Smith defends off the front foot
72.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and slightly wide outside off, Smith reaches out and drives, picks out cover
72.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith gets behind the line and blocks it back to the bowler
72.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, 1 run, short delivery from Taylor, Watson pulls it backward of square leg for a single, didn't quite time it well enough
72.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, length ball that rises extra from a length around off, Watson pushes at that and gets an outside edge that rolls away towards the slip cordon, where second slip dives to his right and stops the ball. Taylor was appealing there for an lbw, but it never hit the pad. Umpire Kettleborough is unmoved
71.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, dropped! This was flatter outside off, it was bowled quicker as well. Smith goes for the cut and gets a thick outside edge that flies to Bravo at slip, who got up a little too quickly, the ball hits the fingertips of the left hand and lobs up, he tries to take it on the second attempt but fails to do so
71.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Smith presses forward and blocks
71.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Smith punches it to mid-on
71.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the pads this time, Smith nurdles it to backward square leg
71.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, drifting in on off and middle stump line, Smith goes across and defends it into the leg-side
71.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, tossed up just outside off, Smith comes across and clips it to mid-wicket
70.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, just short of a good length and shapes away slightly, Watson defends it to the left of point off the outside half of the bat
70.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, FOUR, nicely driven! Pitched up just outside off, Watson transfers his weight on the front foot and caresses the drive through extra cover, there was no stopping it from reaching the fence
70.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, full and on middle stump line, Watson comes across and works it to the left of mid-wicket, can't get the single away
70.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, length ball with a hint of outswing around off, Watson comes forward and defends it towards point
70.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, yorker just outside off, Watson squeezes it out off the toe-end of the bat
70.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, 2 runs, short delivery outside off, Watson goes on the back foot and goes for the pull, didn't quite time it but it's good enough for a couple of runs as it rolls away towards the deep mid-wicket region
69.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flatter on the stumps, Smith goes back and bunts it to the right of short mid-wicket, who dives to his right and stops the ball
69.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, pushed through quicker and on the stumps, Smith defends off the back foot
69.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, advances and defends this flatter delivery back to the bowler
69.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, turning in from outside off, Smith goes across and fails to connect with the clip into the leg-side, the ball strikes him low on the pad but the impact was outside the line of the off stump
69.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, slower through the air and just outside off, Smith leans forward and blocks
69.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 2 runs, bowls it flatter outside off, Smith rocks back and punches it to the left of backward point, the fielder gives chase and hauls it back before the rope, the batsmen take a couple in the meantime
68.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, gets this one to shape away from a fuller length outside off, Watson is happy to leave it for the keeper. A wicket-maiden for Taylor
68.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, full and angling in on the stumps, Watson drives it down to mid-on
Three slips in place for Watson
68.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Watson, no run, peach! Taylor welcomes Watson to the crease with a great ball. This was bowled on a length and shapes away as Watson looks to defend off the front foot, the ball goes past the outside edge and into the hands of the keeper
Shane Watson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
68.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Voges, out Caught by Ramdin!! Taylor gets his third wicket and it's Voges, the centurion from the last game, who is gone. It was full and well outside off, there was a hint of away movement as well. Voges goes for the drive, but can only manage an outside edge to Ramdin, who snaffles it with ease. Voges didn't even wait for the umpire to raise his finger and walked off. Voges c Ramdin b Jerome Taylor 37(81) [4s-5 6s-1]
Jerome Taylor to Voges, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
68.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Voges, no run, short and outside off, Voges waits inside the crease and cuts it late, picks out backward point, who moves to his left to stop the ball
68.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Voges, no run, length ball on the stumps, Voges punches it down to mid-on
67.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, slider on the stumps, Smith defends off the back foot
67.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 2 runs, bowls this flatter and on middle and leg, Smith nudges it fine and immediately calls for a couple, he makes it easily in the end as the fielder was squarer
67.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, presses forward and defends this delivery turning in from outside off
67.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, comes forward and whips this straight to mid-wicket
67.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Smith leans forward and blocks
67.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 2 runs, comes down the track and glances this to the right of fine leg, good running ensures that they come back for the second
A slip in place for Brathwaite
Kraigg Brathwaite [8.0-1-15-0] is back into the attack
66.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Voges, no run, length ball angling in on off, Voges defends it to short cover
66.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Voges, no run, once again bowls it full and just outside off, Voges drives it back to the bowler, who jumps up and parries the ball towards short cover with his left hand
66.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Voges, no run, full and just outside off, Voges mistimes the drive to the right of the bowler, who bends down and deflects it into the stumps with his right hand, the ball rolls away wide of mid-on but the batsman don't risk the single
66.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Voges, no run, slightly back of a length and on middle stump line, Voges defends it into the on-side
66.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in on off, Smith goes slightly across and nudges it through square leg for a single
Two slips in place for Taylor
66.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and around off, Smith stands tall and defends it to the right of the bowler
Jerome Taylor [11.0-7-10-2] is back into the attack
Taylor comes back, replacing Permaul
65.6 -
Roach to Voges, FOUR, banged in short and at the batsman, Voges pulls it in the air behind square on the leg-side, the fielder from fine leg runs to his left but the ball beats him to the fence
65.5 -
Roach to Voges, no run, angling in from just outside off, Voges defends it back to the bowler
65.4 -
Roach to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Voges mistimes the punch into the off-side
65.3 -
Roach to Voges, no run, length ball outside off, Voges comes forward and defends it to mid-off
65.2 -
Roach to Voges, no run, short and wide outside off, Voges cuts but picks out backward point
65.1 -
Roach to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Voges rides the bounce and blocks
64.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, Smith gets to his 9th Test hundred with this boundary. This is also his 5th century in his last 6 Tests. This was bowled flatter outside off, Smith backs away and punches it through the covers, the ball runs away to the fence in a jiffy. Smith takes his helmet off, waves his bat to the crowd and his team-mates, who were up on their feet in their balcony
64.5 -
Permaul to Voges, 1 run, short and slightly wide outside off, Voges goes for the cut and gets a bottom edge that bounces over the fielder at slip, the batsmen cross over for a single
64.4 -
Permaul to Voges, SIX, great use of the feet! Voges comes dancing down the track to this flighted delivery just outside off, he lofts it through the line and the ball sails over the long-off fence
64.3 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, the quicker one from Permaul, Voges goes on the back foot and blocks
64.2 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, flatter delivery turning away outside off, left alone
64.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, advances and drives it to long-off for a single
63.6 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, run-out chance missed! This was angling in on the pads, Smith clips it towards square leg and calls for a quick single, the fielder fires the throw at the striker's end, he misses and Voges gets in. A direct-hit would have caught him short
63.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Smith comes across and defends it to mid-on
63.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, shout for lbw but it was going down leg. It was full and shapes in on leg, Smith misses the flick and wears it on the pad, the ball was going down leg though and West Indies rightly didn't go for the review
63.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and around off, Smith stays back and defends
63.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, angling in from just outside the off stump line, Smith comes across and blocks it back to the bowler
63.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
62.6 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, drifting on middle and leg, Voges blocks off the front foot
62.5 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Voges lunges forward in defence
62.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, clips this flighted delivery to the right of mid-wicket and calls for a quick single, the fielder fires a throw at the striker's end but Voges makes it in quite comfortably
62.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, bowls this slower and on the stumps, Smith blocks
62.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Smith goes deep in the crease and defends it to the right of the bowler
62.1 -
Permaul to Voges, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Voges clips it through square leg for a single
61.6 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, great shot from Smith, this was short and wide outside off, Smith goes on the back foot and cuts it to the left of backward point for another boundary
61.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, full delivery that straightens a touch outside off, Smith comes forward to drive but mistimes it towards mid-off
61.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith goes on the back foot and defends it to cover
61.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith punches it to the right of point
61.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, full and shaping in from outside off, Smith comes forward and clips it to mid-wicket off the inside half of the bat
61.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, angling in on off, Smith comes forward and blocks it back to the bowler
60.6 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, flatter and turning away from just outside off, Voges goes deep in the crease and punches it to cover
60.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, comes down the track and whips this fullish delivery through mid-wicket for a single
60.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery around off, Smith drives it to the left of the bowler
60.3 -
Permaul to Voges, 1 run, short and slightly wide outside off, Voges rocks back and cuts it to sweeper cover for a single
60.2 -
Permaul to Voges, 2 runs, drifting on the pads, Voges nudges it fine and the batsmen take a couple of runs before the fielder from slip get to it
60.1 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, darted on the stumps, Voges defends it to the left of mid-wicket
59.6 -
Roach to S Smith, 2 runs, full and outside off, Smith presses forward and drives it to the right of cover, who misfields and the batsmen take two before mid-off chases it down. The fielder at cover might have had a bad bounce there, but he should have put his body behind it
59.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, overpitching just outside off, Smith jams out the drive to mid-on off the inside half of the bat
59.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, length ball outside off, Smith comes forward and defends it to the right of the bowler
59.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith gets behind the line and blocks
59.2 -
Roach to S Smith, 2 runs, full delivery angling in from outside off, Smith comes on the front foot and drives it to the left of cover, who dives but fails to stop the ball. The batsmen run for a brace before the ball is hunted down
59.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, length ball outside off, Smith presses across and pushes it to cover
Kemar Roach [11.0-2-52-0] is back into the attack
Roach will partner Permaul from the other end. Taylor was warming up, but it will be Roach for now. There are two slips in place
58.6 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, pushed through on off, Voges presses forward and defends with his bat close to the pad
58.5 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, touch flatter outside off, Voges leaves it for the keeper
58.4 -
Permaul to Voges, FOUR, lovely shot! This was tossed up outside off, Voges comes on the front foot and drives it wide of mid-off, the ball runs away to the fence in no time
58.3 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, bowls this slower and just outside off, Voges lunges forward in defence
58.2 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, floated up just outside off, Voges leans forward and blocks
58.1 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Voges rocks back and cuts it to point
Hello again. The players are out in the centre. Permaul will start the proceedings after tea. There is a slip and a gully in place
Tea, Day 1: Another good session for Australia. Smith and Clarke continued in a positive fashion after the lunch break. Smith registered his 11th Test fifty, but the latter fell three runs short of his 28th Test fifty as he chased a wide one from Holder. West Indies tried to put some pressure from there on, but Smith and Voges batted sensibly and gave nothing away. Smith is inching towards another Test hundred, while Voges is looking good to play a long innings. The hosts need some early wickets in the final session, otherwise Australia could get close to 300.
57.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 2 runs, short and outside off stump, Smith rocks back and cuts it past backward point
57.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, Smith gets behind the line and blocks
57.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Smith defends
Holder is seen stretching his left leg. Looks like he's done his groin. He is clutching it and looks like he is unable to move freely. The physio runs out to check on him
57.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith advances and defends
57.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, 1 run, short and spinning back in, Voges pulls it to deep mid-wicket
57.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, 2 runs, short and on the leg stump, Voges helps it down to fine leg
56.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
56.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, floated up from Permaul, Smith defends
56.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Smith punches it to the left of the bowler
56.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith defends
56.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, short and outside off stump, punched off the back foot to cover
56.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith advances and drives it back to the bowler
55.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, this time a back foot punch to mid-on
55.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, punched to the right of the bowler
55.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, on the stumps, Voges pushes it to mid-on
55.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, short ball pushed through by Brathwaite, Voges misses the pull, the ball brushes the thigh pad en route to the keeper. Optimistic shout for caught behind turned down by umpire Ian Gould
55.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, shortish and on the off stump, Smith flicks it to mid-wicket
55.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith drives it into the on-side
54.6 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Voges defends off the front foot
54.5 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, loud shout for LBW, not given, they think about a review and decide against it. Flighted delivery from Permaul, Voges fails to work it on the on-side, gets hit on the pad, impact was in line, it pitched just inside the leg stump line but Hawk-Eye shows that it was going past the off stump
54.4 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, shortish and outside off stump, cut to point
54.3 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, very full and on the stumps, Voges mistimes the drive back to the bowler
54.2 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, short and outside off stump, Voges cuts and picks out backward point, who dives to his right and saves some runs for his team
54.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith steps out and flicks it to deep mid-wicket
53.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, short and bouncing extra, Voges mistimes the cut towards point
53.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, gets down on one knee to sweep, but misses and gets hit on the pad. Impact was outside off though
53.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Voges defends
53.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, quicker through the air, Voges hangs back to keep it out
53.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, FOUR, he's swept that well in front of square. Flighted just outside off stump, Voges gets down on one knee and sweeps it wide of mid-on for four
53.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Voges pushes it to cover
52.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the stumps, Smith defends
52.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, outside edge but it's gone well wide of the man at slip. Flatter delivery outside off stump, Smith goes for the cut, but gets a thick edge, it went quickly to the right of the man at slip
52.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the stumps, Smith defends off the front foot
52.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Smith punches it to cover
52.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, Smith leans forward to keep this out
52.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
51.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, very full, flicked towards mid-wicket
51.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, flatter delivery from Brathwaite, Voges defends
51.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, low full toss on the off stump, Smith drives it wide of mid-on
51.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
51.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith defends
51.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, advances and works it to silly mid-on
50.6 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, on the leg stump, Voges defends
50.5 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Voges defends off the front foot
50.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, driven along the ground to mid-on
50.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith defends
50.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Smith defends
50.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith advances and defends
49.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Voges defends
49.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, short and on the leg stump, Voges pulls well but it hits the man at short leg. He's alright though
49.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, spinning back in, Smith turns it to backward square leg
49.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flatter outside off, Smith looks to punch it through the off-side, the ball keeps slightly low and rolls away back to the bowler off the inside half of the bat
49.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, gives the charge and clips this fullish delivery to mid-wicket
49.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, 1 run, kneels down and half pulls/sweeps it behind square on the leg-side for a single
48.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, tossed up just outside off stump, Smith defends
48.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, once again Smith uses his feet and flicks the flighted delivery over mid-wicket. This is a shot he played so well in the first session against Permaul and he continues to impress
48.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the leg stump, turned to mid-wicket
48.3 -
Permaul to Voges, 1 run, short and outside off stump, cut to cover
48.2 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Voges defends
48.1 -
Permaul to Voges, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Voges defends off the front foot
Veerasammy Permaul [11.0-3-46-0] is back into the attack
47.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
47.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, turned off the back foot to mid-wicket
47.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, Smith steps out again, but Brathwaite drags his length back and forces him to block
47.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, short and spinning back in, punched to cover
47.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith defends
47.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith steps out and defends
46.6 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Voges defends off the back foot
46.5 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, overpitched just outside off stump, Voges drives well, but picks out mid-on
46.4 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Voges flicks it to mid-wicket
46.3 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, length delivery outside off stump, Voges defends off the front foot
46.2 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, full and outside off stump, Voges drives it to mid-off
46.1 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Voges defends off the back foot
45.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, almost the outside edge there. Short and spinning back in, Smith looks to punch hard off the back foot, but gets beaten
45.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the leg stump, turned into the on-side
45.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith defends
45.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, 1 run, driven along the ground to long-on
45.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, flighted ball outside off stump, Voges steps out and defends
45.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Voges defends off the front foot
44.6 -
J Holder to S Smith, 2 runs, too full and Smith doesn't miss out. Full and on the stumps, Smith flicks it through mid-wicket
44.5 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith defends
Round the wicket
44.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Smith pushes it back to the bowler
44.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, optimistic shout for LBW, umpire Richard Kettleborough is not interested in it and rightly so. Smith shoulders arms to this short of length delivery, it tails back in and catches him very high on the thigh pad
44.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, full and just swinging away outside off stump, Smith drives it to mid-off
44.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone
43.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, Brathwaite gives this a bit more air, Voges defends off the front foot
43.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, Voges hangs back to keep this out
43.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Voges, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Voges defends
43.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, Smith leans forward to defend, the ball rolls off the inside half of the bat to backward square leg
43.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, bit of sharp turn for Brathwaite, but Smith manages to defend off the back foot
43.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Smith punches it to point
Kraigg Brathwaite, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
42.6 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, full and on the off stump, Voges defends off the front foot
42.5 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, fullish and angling in, Voges was late in bringing his bat down, but he managed to fend it into the on-side
42.4 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, not close enough to make Voges play
42.3 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Voges defends
42.2 -
J Holder to Voges, FOUR, short and width on offer outside off stump, Voges goes on the back foot and cuts it nicely past gully for four
42.1 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Voges lets it go
41.6 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
41.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, nice and full on the stumps, Smith works it into the on-side
41.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, full and outside off stump, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
41.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Smith leans forward and blocks it into the off-side
41.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, yorker on the off stump, Smith digs it out
41.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Smith shoulders arms
Drinks are on the field now
40.6 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, bowls this slightly wide outside off, the ball shapes away even further and Voges is happy to let it go
40.5 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, full and just outside off, Voges puts a good stride forward and defends it into the off-side
40.4 -
J Holder to Voges, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Voges waits for it and dabs it late in the gap between backward point and gully, gets off the mark with a boundary
40.3 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, this time he gets this one to shape away from a fuller length, Voges leans forward and shoulders arms
40.2 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, length ball that moves in from outside off, Voges defends but he didn't look all that confident when he pplayed that shot
Curtly Ambrose is having an animated chat with Roach near the boundary rope. Must have a few encouraging words for the fast bowler.
40.1 -
J Holder to Voges, no run, bowled fuller and shaping in on off, Voges leans forward to defend, the ball takes the inside half of the bat and rolls to the right of the bowler
39.6 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith goes deep in the crease and shoulders arms
39.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, goes fuller this time and gets it to angle in from the channel just outside off, Smith comes forward and pushes it to the left of the bowler
39.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith goes back and across, punches it into the off-side
39.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, gets this one to shape back in from outside off, Smith leaves it for the keeper
39.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and wide outside off, Smith wanted to play it late to try and run it down towards third man, the ball goes past the outside edge
39.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and angling in from outside off, Smith leaves it alone
Adam Voges, right handed bat, comes to the crease
38.6 -
J Holder to Clarke, out Caught by Ramdin!! Holder gets the big wicket of Clarke. It was not a wicket-taking delivery but West Indies won't mind it one bit. This was bowled full and shapes away slightly from outside off, inviting the batsman to drive. Clarke obliged and went after it, ended up edging it to the keeper, who took the easiest of catches. Clarke c Ramdin b J Holder 47(107) [4s-4 6s-2]
J Holder to Clarke, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
38.5 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Clarke defends it back to the bowler off the back foot
38.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, 3 runs, that's nicely played by Smith, it was pitched up outside off, Smith comes forward and caresses the drive of mid-off, Roach gives chase and hauls the ball back in just before the rope with his foot, saves a run
38.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith goes on the back foot and defends it towards point
38.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, yorker on the stumps, Smith jams it out towards mid-wicket
38.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, 2 runs, starts off with a gentle short ball, Smith swivels on the pull, rolls his wrists over it to send it along the ground backward of square leg, the batsmen take two before the fielder in the deep runs to his left and tidies up
Jason Holder [7.0-1-16-0] is back into the attack
Holder replaces Taylor in the attack
37.6 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, goes fuller and well outside off, Clarke watched it go into the hands of the keeper
37.5 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, just short of a good length and just outside off, Clarke gets behind the line and defends
37.4 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, bowls this slightly wide outside off, Clarke goes for the cut but the length was not there to play that shot, the ball goes past the blade
37.3 -
Roach to Clarke, FOUR, muscled! It was banged in short and the ball just sits up nicely for Clarke, who pulls it over mid-wicket and the ball runs away in a hurry
37.2 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, length ball angling in on off, Clarke prods forward and defends it to cover
37.1 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, bowls this one in the channel outside off, the ball shapes away after going past the batsman, Clarke is happy to leave it
36.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, moves in from a length outside off but it was not enough to trouble the batsman, who lets that one go as well
36.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, slightly back of a length and a hint of movement away from the batsman, who shoulders arms
36.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and on the stumps, Smith drives it to the left of mid-on, can't get the single away
36.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
36.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no ball, full and outside off, Smith goes for the front foot drive but can only drag it towards mid-on off the inside half of the bat. Umpire signals a no-ball as Taylor had overstepped
36.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, goes fuller and just outside off, Smith comes forward and blocks it into the off-side
36.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Clarke goes across and tucks it away backward of square leg for a single
35.6 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, on a good length and nips back in sharply, Smith comes across and was completely squared up as he played at that off the back foot. He missed and the ball strikes him high on the pad, there was an appeal but umpire Gould was not interested. West Indies reviewed but it goes in vain
Ramdin has decided to review an lbw appeal. Smith is the man in question. Roach's front foot is fine. The impact might have been outside the line of off, height is also a factor here. In fact, the impact is umpire's call on Hawk-Eye and the ball was just about clipping the off stump. The onfield decision stays and West Indies lose a review
35.5 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, once again Roach pays the price for bowling too full. It was angling in on leg stump line, Smith comes across and whips it wide of mid-on, the ball hurries across the turf and crashes into the fence in no time
35.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, full delivery angling in on the stumps, Smith punches it to the right of the bowler, who can't stop it. Mid-on runs to his left, puts in the dive and saves some runs for his team
35.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith comes across and shoulders arms
35.2 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, 100 of the partnership comes up with this boundary. This was a back of a length delivery outside off, Smith rocks back and whips it through mid-wicket, the ball runs away to the fence
Two slips and a gully in place
35.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, yorker length ball just outside off, Smith jams it out into the off-side
Kemar Roach [7.0-0-40-0] is back into the attack
34.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, 1 run, just short of a good length on off and middle, Smith goes across and tucks it away towards square leg. The fielder fires a quick throw at the non-striker's end, Roach did well to provide the backup, otherwise it would have been four overthrows for the Australians
34.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, bowls this very full on the stumps, almost a yorker. Smith goes across and squeezes out the clip to mid-wicket
34.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, 1 run, overpitching on middle and leg, Clarke clips it to the right of mid-on for a single
34.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, this one bounces extra and shapes away from a length, Clarke was looking to drive it off the the front foot, the extra lift and the shape takes it past the outside edge
34.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, angling in on middle stump line, Clarke pushes it down to mid-on off the inside half of the bat
34.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, just short of a good length and angling in on middle, Clarke punches it back to the bowler
33.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, straight roller from Permaul, it was well outside off and Smith leaves it alone
33.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, floated up outside off, Smith leans forward to block
33.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, once again Smith steps out, reaches to the pitch of this flighted delivery outside off and drives it through extra cover, the ball runs away to the fence in no time
33.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, pushed through quicker on middle and leg, Smith defends
33.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, SIX, tonked! Smith gets to his 11th Test fifty in style. It was tossed up, Smith comes dancing down the track and lofts it through the line over the long-on fence
33.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flatter and quicker outside off, Smith stays back and punches it to point
32.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, another bouncer from Taylor, Clarke just bends a little and gets out of the way, Ramdin collects
32.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, on a good length and hint of outswing around off, Clarke defends it off the front foot
32.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, bumper on the stumps, Clarke ducks under it
32.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, back of a length delivery on the pads, Clarke looks to glance it fine, he can't connect and the ball catches the thigh pad on its way to the keeper, who dives to his left and takes it. There was half an appeal from some of the players, but Taylor just turned back and started walking
32.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, pitched up around off, Clarke comes on the front foot and drills it to the right of mid-off, who quickly gets across and prevents the single
32.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, good length ball on the stumps, Clarke presses forward and defends
31.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, once again steps out of the crease, had to lunge forward as he defends this slowish delivery outside off
31.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, shortish outside off, Smith rocks back and cuts it to the right of backward point
31.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, full toss from Permaul, Smith drives it past a diving short cover, he was looking for the single but the ball went quickly to mid-off and the batsmen decide against it
31.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, pushed through outside off, Smith reaches out and defends it into the covers
31.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, SIX, that's a meaty blow! Smith comes down the track to this flighted delivery just outside off, he reaches to the pitch of the ball and sends it soaring over the long-on fence
31.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, slower and fuller on off, Smith presses forward and defends
30.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, length ball on off, Clarke comes forward and blocks it into the off-side
30.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Clarke opens the face of the bat and pushes it to point, shouts a loud 'No' for the single
30.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, full and holding its line outside off, Clarke is happy to let that one go
30.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, 2 runs, full on the pads once again, Clarke flicks it in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket for another brace
30.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, 2 runs, angling in on middle and leg, Clarke gets across and works this behind square on the on-side, the batsmen take two before the fielder in the deep tidies up
30.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, gets this one to shape away from outside off, Clarke shoulders arms
29.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, jumps out of the crease and defends this quicker one just outside off
29.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, defends this tossed up delivery on off after coming forward
29.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, leans forward and blocks this delivery floated up just outside off
29.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, spinning away outside off, left alone
29.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, comes down the track to this flighted delivery just outside off, Smith looks to defend, the ball hits the pad and rolls away into the off-side. No real appeal from the West Indians
29.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, too full around off, Smith dead-bats it after leaning forward
28.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, slightly back of a length outside off, Clarke opens the face of the bat and punches it towards point
28.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, 2 runs, first runs off Taylor, in his seventh over. This was full and on the pads, Clarke clips it in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket for a couple of runs
28.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, goes fuller and gets it to shape away from just outside off, Clarke shoulders arms
28.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Clarke gets behind the line and blocks
28.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, just short of a good length and on off and middle, Clarke defends off the outside half of the bat to point
28.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, length ball angling in on off, Clarke comes forward and blocks
Taylor loses his run-up and pulls out of his delivery stride. He goes back to his bowling mark and will start over again. Two slips and a gully in place...
Welcome back. The players are making their way out to the middle. Taylor will get us underway after lunch. Clarke will be on strike.
Australia finished the session on 91/2 and they will be looking to keep up the good work. West Indies though should have done better as the pitch was offering enough assistance. The pitch will flatten out as the day progresses. Can Australia keep thrusting forward? Or will the Windies take some quick wickets after lunch? Join us at 12:40 local for the post-lunch session.
Clarke too should have been gone when he was on 3. He was called back by the umpires because Roach had overstepped after he snaffled a leading edge off Clarke. Since then, Australia kept piling on runs and as the pitch started easing, the Aussie captain and vice-captain played a few good looking shots to keep the scoreboard ticking. Permaul was getting some good drift, but he wasted all that as kept bowling short. Taylor came back to bowl the penultimate over before lunch and it turned out to be another maiden, sixth consecutive maiden.
Lunch, Day 1: West Indies got off to the best start possible as Taylor bowled a brilliant first spell. Warner went without opening his account. Taylor got one to explode off the pitch, Warner couldn't get out of the way and ended up giving a simple catch to Hope at third slip. Marsh and Smith then tried to play sensibly, but Taylor got one to swing back sharply and Marsh was struck in line with the stumps. At that stage, Australia were 16/2. Taylor's first spell lasted 5 overs and as amusing at it sounds, all of them were maidens.
27.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, advances and drives it back to the bowler, who stops it in his followthrough
27.5 -
Permaul to Clarke, 1 run, use of the feet again to get to the pitch of the ball, driven to mid-on
27.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, short enough for Clarke to stay back and punch it to cover
27.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, tossed up just outside off stump, Clarke jumps out of the crease and blocks
27.2 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, Clarke dances down the track, but Permaul keeps him calm by dragging the length back
27.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith advances and drives it down to long-off
26.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, full and outside off stump, Clarke blocks and that's the sixth successive maiden over for Taylor
26.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, on the off stump, Clarke defends off the front foot
26.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, outswinger outside off stump, Clarke shoulders arms
26.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Clarke lifts his bat and lets it go
26.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, full and outside off stump, Clarke drives it towards cover
26.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Clarke defends
Jerome Taylor [5.0-5-0-2] is back into the attack
25.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, maiden over, tossed up on the off stump, Smith keeps it out off the front foot
25.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
25.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
25.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, once again it's short but doesn't bounce much, Smith goes on the back foot to cut, but chops it on the bounce to the keeper
25.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, short and spinning away wide outside off stump, Smith cuts it straight to cover
25.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, tossed up outside off stump, defended
24.6 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, thought about pulling this short ball but made a late call to let it go. Probably this is an indicator that West Indies need to pepper Clarke with a bit of short stuff
24.5 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, short delivery just outside off stump, Clarke ducks under it. It wasn't convincing though as he did not drop his hands down
24.4 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, full and outside the off stump, Clarke drives and picks out extra-cover
24.3 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, fullish and outside off stump, left alone
24.2 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Clarke shoulders arms
24.1 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Clarke blocks
23.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
23.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, excellent hit from Smith, third boundary off the over and probably this will be the end of Permaul in the morning session. Flighted delivery on the off stump, the ball is turning away slightly but Smith is not afraid to play across the line and he flicks it well over the infield for four
23.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, poor line and length. Shortish and outside off stump, Smith easily goes on the back foot and cuts it late, this time to the left of Blackwood at backward point and he had no chance
23.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, now Permaul drops it short and outside off stump, Smith cuts well but Blackwood makes an excellent diving save to his left at backward point. They think about the run but decide against it, Ramdin collects the throw and has a shy at the bowler's end but Clarke made it back
23.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, a lovely looking flick from Smith after coming down the track, he got to the pitch of the ball and hit it over mid-wicket
23.1 -
Permaul to Clarke, 1 run, tossed up just outside off stump, Clarke advances and drives it to mid-off
Silly mid-on in place for Clarke
22.6 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, nice looking on-drive but straight to mid-on
22.5 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length outside off stump, Smith lets it go
22.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, fullish and angling into the right-hander, Smith covers the stumps and shoulders arms
22.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, short of length and swinging away, Smith defends off the back foot
22.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, outswinger outside off stump, Smith shoulders arms
22.1 -
J Holder to Clarke, 1 run, fullish and on the leg stump, Clarke glances it to fine leg
21.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, Smith advances, but Permaul drags it back and forces the batsman to pad it away
Silly mid-off in now
21.5 -
Permaul to Clarke, 1 run, maybe he tried the slider on that occasion, loses control and bowls on the leg stump, Clarke flicks it through backward square leg
21.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, nice length from Permaul, Clarke defends
21.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, there was a man at silly-point in the previous over, but he's vanished now and this would have gone straight to him. Clarke looks to defend off the front foot again, gets an inside edge onto pad and it stays in the air for a while before rolling to cover
21.2 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, floated up again, Clarke leans forward and defends
21.1 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, tossed up just outside off stump, Clarke steps out and drives it to the left of the bowler
20.6 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Smith defends
20.5 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, gentle outswinger outside off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
20.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, edged but safe. Fullish and angling in, the ball nips away off the deck, Smith looks to play towards wide mid-on, gets an outside edge but soft hands meant it dropped short of gully
20.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, 2 runs, nicely driven off the front foot, the fielder at cover dives to his left but it escapes, the ball slows down and it's only a couple of runs
20.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
20.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, Smith is slightly squared up by this outswinger, but Smith played with soft hands and the outside edge didn't carry to the slip cordon
19.6 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, once again errs on the shorter side, Clarke mistimes the cut into the off-side
19.5 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, Clarke wasn't sure about his footwork there. Flatter delivery just outside off stump, Clarke stays in the crease and manages to defend
19.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, much better from Permaul, tossed up on the off stump, Clarke leans forward to keep this out
19.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, poor length, too short, Permaul is lucky that Clarke drove it straight to short cover
19.2 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, advances and drives the flighted delivery back to the bowler
19.1 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, short and spinning away outside off stump, driven off the back foot but the fielder at short cover makes another good stop diving low to his right
18.6 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, nice outswinger to round off the over, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
18.5 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, bit of shape away from the right-hander on this fullish delivery, but Smith was simply ball-watching on that occasion
18.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, the scrambled seam ball from Holder, no swing on this one, Smith gets across the sticks and tucks it into the on-side
18.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Smith shoulders arms
18.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, 2 runs, fullish and on the off stump, Smith presents the full face of the bat and drives it down to long-on
18.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, bit of outswing on this one but it's left alone
Jason Holder [3.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, Clarke looks to advance but Permaul keeps him calm by dragging the length back, Clarke adjusts and defends
17.5 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, shortish again, Clarke pushes it towards point
17.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, the length is just a tad short, so Clarke goes on the back foot and plays the punch, the man at short cover dives to his left and saves a few
17.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, nicely bowled, gives this a bit more air, keeps it tight around off stump, Clarke is forced to defend after leaning on the front foot
17.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, Smith advances and flicks it to deep mid-wicket
Short leg has moved to silly-point now
17.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Smith drives it towards mid-off
16.6 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Smith tucks it to backward square leg
16.5 -
Roach to Clarke, 1 run, full and angling in, Clarke glances it to fine leg
16.4 -
Roach to S Smith, leg byes, 1 run, short of length on the leg stump, Smith misses the flick, the ball rolls off the thigh pad
16.3 -
Roach to S Smith, 2 runs, low full toss on the stumps, turned behind square on the on-side. That brings up the fifty partnership as well
16.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, short and down the leg-side, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
16.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, loose shot from Smith. Short and way outside off stump, Smith looks to cut but misses, the ball swings away after it passes the bat and Ramdin had to dive to his right to collect
15.6 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, again Clarke comes down the track, but this time drives it back to the bowler
15.5 -
Permaul to Clarke, SIX, brave hit. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Clarke comes down the track, kills the spin and plays against the turn as well, goes over mid-on and goes all the way
15.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Clarke leans forward to defend, the ball grips and turns, catches the outside half of Clarke's bat but rolls down safely towards the bowler
15.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, looks to come down the track, but Permaul bowls a very full ball, Clarke takes it on the full and toe-ends the drive to mid-on
15.2 -
Permaul to Clarke, 2 runs, no control on this one from Permaul, full and down the leg-side, flicked past mid-wicket for a couple of runs
15.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, Smith drives it down to mid-off
14.6 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Clarke defends
14.5 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, good length delivery angling in, Clarke leans forward to defend, the ball rolls off a thickish inside edge to square leg
14.4 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, turned into the on-side
14.3 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery angling into the right-hander, Clarke hops and defends
14.2 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, not close enough or full enough to make Clarke play
14.1 -
Roach to Clarke, FOUR, width on offer outside off stump and Clarke takes full toll of it. Stands tall, opens the face of the bat and just guides it with an angled bat between third slip and gully
13.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
13.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, bad ball, too short and way outside off stump, Permaul is very lucky that Smith cut it straight to cover
13.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, looks like Smith doesn't want to let Permaul settle. Uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over the fielder at mid-off
13.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
13.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, much fuller in length, Smith leans forward to keep this out
13.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, round the wicket, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
Slip and short leg in place
Veerasammy Permaul, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Drinks are on the field now
12.6 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, on a good length and outside off, Clarke comes forward and blocks
12.5 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, prods forward to this length ball that keeps slightly low around off, he manages to defend it comfortably in the end
12.4 -
Roach to Clarke, SIX, where did that come from? Clarke leans forward to this full delivery outside off, he lifts it through the line and the ball clears the rope quite easily
12.3 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, beaten! This was bowled fuller and shapes away as Clarke looks to drive, the ball shapes away past the outside edge
12.2 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, goes across to this short of length delivery and works it behind square on the leg-side for a single
12.1 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, edged and four! It was a back of a length delivery outside off, Smith comes across and looks to defend off he back foot, the ball catches the edge and goes in the gap between third slip and gully, who dived across but the ball escaped to the fence
11.6 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, full delivery just outside off, Clarke comes forward and drives it uppishly back towards the bowler, it could well have stopped on the batsman as well. the ball bounces right in front of the bowler, who picks it up and fires an off-target throw that hits Clarke. Holder immediately apologised to the Australian skipper
11.5 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, on the pads this time, the ball bounces extra as Clarke looks to turn it through the on-side, he misses and the ball drops to his left off the thigh pad
11.4 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, length delivery on off, Clarke comes on the front foot and pushes it to short cover
11.3 -
J Holder to Clarke, FOUR, back-to-back fours for Clarke, this was banged in short outside off and sits up nicely for Clarke to rock back, he pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence for another four
11.2 -
J Holder to Clarke, FOUR, this will surely give Clarke some confidence, full and outside off, Clarke comes forward, reached to the pitch of the ball and caresses the drive wide of mid-off, the ball runs away to the fence in no time
11.1 -
J Holder to Clarke, byes, FOUR, down the leg-side and the ball kept going away from Ramdin, who dives across to his left but the ball evades him, runs away to the fence for four byes
10.6 -
Roach to Clarke, 1 run, on the pads this time, clipped behind square on the leg-side for a single
10.5 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, bowls this in the channel outside off and gets it to shape away a little, left alone
10.4 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, length ball just outside off, defended itno the off-side
10.4 -
Roach to Clarke, no ball, the Australian captain departs, only to be called back because Roach had overstepped! This back of a length delivery stopped on the batsman as Clarke looks to work it away into the on-side, he closes the bat face and the ball arrives late, catches a leading edge that spoons up for Roach to take it comfortably. West Indies would have had their third wicket of the morning, but Roach's no-ball had denied that to them. How costly will it prove to be? Only time will tell
10.3 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
10.2 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, once again he bowls it well outside off, Clarke lets it pass. Roach needs to bowl it closer to the off stump
10.1 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, bowls this well wide outside off, the ball swings away even further and Clarke has no issues letting it go
Kemar Roach [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
Roach comes back for a second stint
9.6 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, prods across to this length ball with a hint of outswing, defended into the off-side
9.5 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, this one kicks up from a length outside off, Smith leaves it alone as it was well outside off
9.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, full and angling in from outside off, Smith comes across and defends it back to the bowler
9.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, 2 runs, pitched up and outside off, Smith comes on the front foot and drives it to the right of mid-off, he didn't time it too well but it's good enough for a couple
9.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, length ball in the channel outside off, left alone
9.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Smith goes deep in the crease and blocks
8.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, overpitched well outside off and swings away further, Clarke lets it go. Fifth consecutive maiden for Taylor
8.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, the ball keeps slightly low as Clarke leaves it
8.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, outswinger just outside off, Clarke pushes it towards cover with gentle hands and shouts 'wait' for the single
8.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, now the inswinger on middle stump line, this one keeps a touch low as well, Clarke manages to nudge it into the leg-side in an awkward fashion
8.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, ripper! This was bowled on a length and shapes away late from around the off stump line, Clarke pushes at that and the ball goes past the outside edge
8.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, on a good length and a hint of otswing on off, Clarke prods forward and blocks it into the off-side
7.6 -
J Holder to Clarke, 1 run, length ball shaping away outside off, Clarke presses forward and pushes it to the left of cover, he calls for a quick single and the fielder fires the throw at the striker's end, Smith though had made his ground
7.5 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, pitched up and on off, Clarke comes forward and defends it towards cover
7.4 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, goes closer to the off stump this time but it shapes away after pitching, Clarke is happy to leave it for the keeper
7.3 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, full slightly wide outside off, the ball swings away and Clarke lifts his bat and lets it go
7.2 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, almost a carbon copy of the last ball, shapes away from outside off, Clarke shoulders arms this time around as well
7.1 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, bowls this in the channel outside off and gets it to shape away, left alone
Jason Holder, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, banged in short and at the batsman, Smith swivels on the pull but mistimes it to the right of square leg, can't get the single away. That was the fourth maiden in a row for Taylor
6.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery angling in on off, Smith gets behind the line and blocks it into the leg-side
6.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and shaping in on off, Smith punches it towards mid-on off the inside half of the bat
6.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, down the leg-side, Smith goes across and looks to glance it fine, can't connect and the keeper collects
6.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, edged and safe! This was bowled on a length and around off, Smith goes deep in the crease and pushes at it with soft hands, the ball takes a thick outside edge and drops in front of the fielder at third slip, who did well to stop it
6.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, this one shapes away after pitching in on middle and leg, Smith gets behind the line and blocks it into the on-side
5.6 -
Roach to Clarke, 2 runs, overpitched and on the pads, Clarke clips it behind square on the on-side, gets off the mark with a couple
5.5 -
Roach to Clarke, no run, bowls this well wide of off, Clarke is happy to let that go
5.4 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, drops this length ball in front of cover and calls for a quick single, makes it comfortably in the end
5.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, that was close! Roach was appealing but Ian Gould shakes his head. This was another length ball that shapes away from just outside off, Smith was caught in the crease as he looked to defend, the ball shapes past the outside edge and brushes the trouser on its way to the keeper
5.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, on a length and outside off, Smith prods forward and pushes it into the off-side with gentle hands
5.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and shapes away outside off, Smith comes across to defend, the ball bounces extra and catches the outside half of the bat, the ball rolls away into the off-side. Smith was completely surprised by the bounce there
Michael Clarke, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, out Lbw!! Taylor picks his second of the morning. This was full and swings back in sharply from outside off, Marsh comes across to work it through the on-side but the shape back in beats his blade and hits him low on the pad. There was a loud appeal and the umpire raised his finger immediately, much to the delight of the West Indians. It was bowled wide of the crease and would have gone on to hit the leg stump. S Marsh lbw b Jerome Taylor 11(15) [4s-1]
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Marsh has been given out lbw. He has chat with Smith, but decides against reviewing it.
4.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, length ball angling in from outside off, Marsh walks forward and blocks it into the off-side
4.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Marsh hangs back and defends
4.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, overpitched this time and the line is well outside off, Marsh shoulders arms
4.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, nice ball from Taylor, this pitched on a length outside off, Marsh prods forward to defend, the ball shapes away and goes past the outside edge
4.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, bowls this well outside off, Marsh is happy to leave that alone
Taylor comes round the wicket to Marsh
3.6 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith goes across and wanted to nudge it through the leg-side, fails to connect and wears it on the thigh pad
3.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, full delivery shaping in from outside off, Smith presses forward and pushes it towards cover, says 'no' for the single
3.4 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, this is a poor ball from Roach, you can't bowl on the pads to Smith, he will hit you to the fence all day long. He waits for this ball to arrive and clips it through mid-wicket, gets off the mark with a boundary
3.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no ball, goes wide of the crease this time and gets it to shape back in from outside off, Smith shoulders arms and the umpire signals a no-ball as Roach had overstepped
3.3 -
Roach to S Marsh, 3 runs, pitched up and this time there's more width on offer, Marsh leans forward and drives it through extra cover, didn't time it that well but it's good enough for three runs
3.2 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, full and angling away outside off, Marsh puts his front foot across and shoulders arms
3.1 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, short of length delivery angled across off and middle, Marsh goes across and nudges it towards square leg
2.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith hangs back and taps it into the off-side with gentle hands
2.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, pitched up and shapes away outside off, left alone
2.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, bowls this full and on off and middle, Smith drives it to wide mid-on
2.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off with a hint of outswing, Smith blocks it off the back foot
2.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and in the channel outside off, the ball swings away and Smith shoulders arms
2.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, this one shapes away after angling in towards the off stump, Smith just about manages to defend it off the outside half of the bat
1.6 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Marsh jumps in the crease and blocks
1.5 -
Roach to S Marsh, 2 runs, half-volley from Roach, bowls it very full and outside off, Marsh presses forward and drives it through extra cover for another brace
1.4 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, drifts onto the pads this time, Marsh looks to nudge it behind square on the on-side, he hops, gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad and the ball drops to his right
1.3 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, good comeback from Roach, bowls this on a length and gets it to shape back in from just outside off, Marsh leans forward and defends it back to the bowler with his bat close to the pad
1.2 -
Roach to S Marsh, 2 runs, overpitched just outside off, Marsh leans forward and caresses the drive through the vacant extra cover region, the batsmen take two before the ball is hunted down
1.1 -
Roach to S Marsh, FOUR, starts off with a freebie, this was a low full toss outside off, Marsh leans forward and drives it through extra cover, the ball runs away to the fence in no time
Three slips and a gully in place for Roach as well
Kemar Roach, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, that's a beauty to end the over. It was bowled on a good length and on off stump line, Smith goes on the back foot to defend, the ball shapes away sharply and beats him on the outside edge
0.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, just short of a good length and around off, Smith gets behind the line and blocks
0.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and on the pads, Smith clips it straight to mid-wicket
Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Dream start for West Indies. The dangerous Warner is gone without troubling the scorers. The umpire checks for the front foot, but Taylor is fine on that count. This was a back of a length delivery outside off that just explodes off the pitch, Warner was surprised by the extra bounce on that, he looks to get out of the way, but the ball catches the blade and flies to third slip, where Hope takes a low catch and falls backwards. The West Indians are extremely delighted to see the back of Warner. Warner c Shai Hope b Jerome Taylor 0(3)
Jerome Taylor to Warner, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
0.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, Taylor bowls this wide and full outside off, Warner chases it but fails to lay bat on it, the keeper collects
0.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, good ball to start the proceedings, this was full on off and shapes back in a touch, Warner goes half forward and defends
Warner and S Marsh are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Jerome Taylor will open the attack
Two slips and a gully in place
Warner and Marsh have come out to bat as Australia start their second innings. West Indies need early wickets to keep themselves in the game.
After West Indies collapsed in a heap on Day 2, Holder and Roach showed self-belief and determination to counter the oppostion ranks. Holder even played some sparkling lofted shots to frustrate the Australian pacers. It was Hazlewood who made the breakthrough by dismissing Roach and then followed it up by sending the last man, Taylor, back to the pavilion. A brilliant partnership between Holderand Roach, worth 77 runs, has ensured that Australia have to bat again.
Hazlewood leads the players off the field. He is delighted and he has every reason to be so. He shows the ball to the crowd as he gets a warm reception from both the Australian and West Indian fans.
59.5 -
Hazlewood to Jerome Taylor, out Lbw!! Hazlewood has ended West Indies' resistance by dismissing the last man, Jerome Taylor. He registers his second five-wicket haul in Tests as well. Pitched on a good length and swung back into Taylor, the ball hit him on the back pad as he offered no shot and the umpire had an easy decision to make. Jerome Taylor lbw b Hazlewood 0(2)
Hazlewood to Jerome Taylor, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
59.4 -
Hazlewood to Jerome Taylor, no run, back of a length delivery and angling in, Jerome Taylor clips it to mid-wicket
Jerome Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease
59.3 -
Hazlewood to Roach, out Caught by Haddin!! Hazlewood has finally made the breakthrough for the visitors. It was a good length ball and in the corridor of uncertainty, Roach gets half forward and looks to drive, but edges it to the wicketkeeper. End of what was an excellent partnership. Roach c Haddin b Hazlewood 7(36)
Hazlewood to Roach, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
59.2 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, short delivery and just outside off, Roach defends it off the back foot
59.1 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, 1 run, back of a length delivery and straying down leg, Holder flicks it for a single
58.6 -
Starc to Roach, no run, short of length delivery and going down leg, Roach looks to flick, misses
58.5 -
Starc to Roach, no run, yorker from Starc, Roach digs it out
58.4 -
Starc to Roach, 2 runs, short of length delivery, Roach looks to push outside off, gets an inside edge to deep mid-wicket
58.3 -
Starc to Roach, no run, short of length delivery on leg-stump, Roach ducks under it
58.2 -
Starc to J Holder, 1 run, full and outside off, Holder slices it to deep backward point
58.1 -
Starc to J Holder, FOUR, Holder continues to deal in boundaries. From around the wicket, Starc bowls a back of a length delivery, Holder pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary
57.6 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, Roach defends
57.5 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, good length delivery and angling in on off-stump, Roach comes forward and defends
57.4 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, short delivery and well outside off, Roach easily leaves it
57.3 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, fuller length and just outside off, Roach drives it to cover
57.2 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, a tad fuller and outside off, Roach pokes at it and misses
57.1 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, back of a length delivery and in the corridor outside off, defended
Josh Hazlewood [14.0-7-37-3] is back into the attack
56.6 -
Starc to J Holder, FOUR, full and wide of off-stump, Holder essays a square drive through gully for a boundary
56.5 -
Starc to Roach, 1 run, back of a length delivery and angling in on off-stump, Roach just hangs his bat and plays from the crease, gets a thick inside edge that goes past the leg-stump
56.4 -
Starc to J Holder, 1 run, Starc this time drags his length back, Holder pulls it to deep square leg
56.3 -
Starc to J Holder, no run, full and wide outside off from around the wicket, Holder looks to drive, misses
56.2 -
Starc to J Holder, FOUR, full and outside off, Holder lofts it over wide long-off for a boundary. More clean hitting by Holder
56.1 -
Starc to J Holder, no run, short of length and just outside off, Holder looks to drive, gets a thick inside edge wide of mid-on
Two slips and gully in place
Mitchell Starc [12.0-2-33-1] is back into the attack
55.6 -
Lyon to Roach, no run, over the wicket, on a good length and spinning back in, Roach turns it into the on-side
55.5 -
Lyon to Roach, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, blocked off the front foot
55.4 -
Lyon to J Holder, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Holder lunges forward to defend, he gets an inside edge, as the ball rolls towards backward square leg, the duo sneak a single
55.3 -
Lyon to J Holder, FOUR, West Indies have avoided the follow-on, shorter and outside off, Holder went for the reverse sweep and connected it well, the ball raced away to the third man fence
55.2 -
Lyon to J Holder, no run, short and on the stumps, turned to short leg
55.1 -
Lyon to J Holder, FOUR, round the wicket comes Lyon, short and Holder had enough width to cut it in front of square on the off-side, he is batting positively
54.6 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, short of length delivery and well outside off, left alone
54.5 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, back of a length delivery and blocked to gully
54.4 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, round the wicket, short of length delivery and well outside off, Roach leaves it
54.3 -
Johnson to Roach, 2 runs, now Roach follows in Holder's footsteps by thwacking a short of length ball through extra cover for a brace. With that these two have constructed a fifty partnership
54.2 -
Johnson to J Holder, 1 run, short of length delivery and angling in, Holder flicks it to deep square leg
54.1 -
Johnson to J Holder, FOUR, full and outside off, Holder drives it over deep extra cover for a crackerjack boundary. Clean hitting from Holder
53.6 -
Lyon to Roach, no run, touch fuller and just outside off, Roach prods forward and blocks
53.5 -
Lyon to Roach, no run, floated on off, Roach gets forward and defends it back to the bowler
53.4 -
Lyon to J Holder, 1 run, fuller on middle and leg, driven to long-on
53.3 -
Lyon to J Holder, SIX, given this one more air outside off, Holder advances and lofts it high and over long-off, and that will be fifty for Holder, brilliant knock under pressure. He actually mistimed the ball on that occasion but just managed to clear the man at long-off
53.2 -
Lyon to J Holder, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Holder hangs back and blocks
53.1 -
Lyon to J Holder, FOUR, tossed up just outside off, beautifully driven by Holder, the timing was perfect on that occasion, once it passed the man at cover there was no stopping that
Nathan Lyon [12.0-4-35-3] is back into the attack
52.6 -
Johnson to J Holder, 1 run, length ball, flicked to deep square leg
52.5 -
Johnson to J Holder, no run, slower delivery on off stump, defended
52.4 -
Johnson to J Holder, 2 runs, fuller and outside off, Holder clouts it to long off to collect a brace. He didn't exactly time it, but just enough to clear the man inside the ring
52.3 -
Johnson to J Holder, FOUR, Holder is certainly looking to deal in bouundaries. This time Johnson bowled it fuller, Holder goes for the drive with an angled bat, hits it over backward point for a boundary
52.2 -
Johnson to J Holder, no run, another short delivery and outside off, it stayed a bit low, Holder played inside the line and got beaten
52.1 -
Johnson to J Holder, no run, Johnson tries a short delivery but it is well down leg, Holder looks to pull, misses
51.6 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, 1 run, short and down leg, Holder gets inside the line and pulls it to fine-leg
51.5 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, SIX, fuller length and just outside off, Holder clears his front leg out of the way to thwack it over wide long-off for a sumptuous six. He is certainly looking to force Hazlewood to change his length. The bowler has a few words with the batsman
51.4 -
Hazlewood to Roach, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and straying on the pads, Roach looks to flick it behind square, misses and it turns out to be a leg-bye
51.3 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, back of a length delivery and angling on off-stump, defended front of square on the on-side
51.2 -
Hazlewood to Roach, no run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, defended
51.1 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, 1 run, short and outside off, Holder looks to hook, gets a top-edge and it falls in front of the deep backward square leg fielder
50.6 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, fuller length delivery outside off stump, Roach lets it go
50.5 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, nice and full on the off stump, Roach is solid in defence
Round the wicket now
50.4 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, full and outside off stump, Roach drives it to the left of extra-cover, who makes a good stop
50.3 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Roach defends off the front foot
50.2 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Roach plays inside the line and gets beaten, the ball moved off the seam on that occasion
50.1 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Roach gets inside the line and tries to tickle it on its way but gets beaten
49.6 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, Holder was looking for a tap-and-run single but he guided this short of length delivery straight to gully
49.5 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, 2 runs, once again the ball hits the outside half of Holder's bat, full and on the off stump, Holder was targetting wide mid-on but it rolled through cover-point
49.4 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, yorker length delivery on the leg stump, Holder digs it out to mid-wicket
49.3 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, FOUR, good shot, this time he doesn't give the charge to the bowler, just walks leg-side and gives himself a bit of room, the length ball was right in the slot and Holder lofted the drive inside-out over cover for four more
49.2 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Holder offers a compact defence
49.1 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, FOUR, this is interesting. Holder comes down the track and attacks Hazlewood, length ball on the stumps, Holder also gives himself a bit of room to go inside-out, he went for the lofted drive, but got it on the outside half of the bat, but it had enough legs to clear the man at cover and go for four
48.6 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, short ball on the off stump, Roach stands tall and defends
48.5 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, this one doesn't bounce much and Haddin gets a bad bounce, but he manages to stop that. Roach lifted his bat and let it go on that occasion
48.4 -
Johnson to Roach, 2 runs, this was the sucker ball but Roach was up to it. After bowling the bouncer, Johnson bowls one full, but gives a bit of width for the batsman to work with and Roach drives off the front foot through cover-point, Roach is off the mark with that brace
48.3 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, well bowled and well played. Bumper on the leg stump, Roach ducks under it, drops his wrists as well and it sails through to Haddin
48.2 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, opts very late to leave that alone, good length delivery outside off stump, Roach almost got the inside edge of the bat on that occasion
Three slips, two gullies and short leg in
48.1 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, full and angling across the left-hander, Roach lifts his bat and lets it go
47.6 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, 2 runs, fullish and outside off stump, Holder drives it towards cover and gets a couple of runs
47.5 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone
47.4 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, 2 runs, leading edgeeee but safe. Short of a length delivery on the off stump, Holder looks to work it on the on-side, gets the edge as he closes the bat face a little early, the ball rolls towards cover, they look for two, Roach returns, the throw comes at his end but it was wayward
47.3 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, beaten! Almost similar line and length to the previous ball, this time Holder opts to play, goes for the drive, but the ball jags away and goes past the outside edge
47.2 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, much closer to the batsman this time, but it's not close enough to make Holder play. It was on a fuller length and asking the batsman to drive, but Holder let it go
47.1 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, gentle loosener wide outside off stump, ignored by Holder
Three slips and two gullies in place
We are all set for play to begin on Day 3. The players are making their way out to the middle. Roach walks out with Holder, the latter will take strike. Hazlewood to begin with the ball. Here we go!
Pitch Report: "Some cracks have opened up to an extent, but it should not have a great impact. The pitch is still good to bat on and West Indies lost all their wickets because of indiscipline. Overall, if you work hard, you will be able to score runs," reckons Jeff Dujon.
Lehmann: "It is a big day. We want to take those two wickets early and then make a decision whether we want to bat or bowl. Smith has batted very well for the last 12 months or so. Lyon bowled well, good flight and great turn and that's a great sign for us going into the second innings. Hazlewood is a bit like Glenn McGrath with his line and length and he was exceptional yesterday."
There is enough assistance for the bowlers and they are hitting the right areas. Is Michael Clarke thinking about enforcing a follow-on if Australia get a first innings lead of 200 or more? Or, with the Ashes in mind, does he want his batsmen to have some practice, which will automatically give some rest to his bowlers? Only time will tell.
On the other hand, Australia had another great day at the office. Although they stumbled at the start, Steve Smith once again came to their rescue and bailed them out of trouble. With the ball, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon were the star performers and they made the batsmen dance to their tunes with some fine bowling. Both the Mitchells, Johnson and Starc played supportive roles and overall, the Aussie bowlers were top-class to watch. In fact, things could have been even better for the visitors had they not dropped a couple of chances.
West Indies find themselves in dire straits after their batsmen failed to put up a fight yesterday. Can Denesh Ramdin and Co. lift the mood in the dressing room and do well today? Hello and welcome to the third day of the second Test match in Jamaica. Once again the young West Indian top-order batsmen faltered against some quality bowling. The fact that four of their batsmen were dismissed playing at balls that could have been left alone or dealt with caution, explains their poor short selection.
Start of Day 3
We saw 14 wickets fall in the day for 284 runs and the hosts still trail by 256 runs. Will Australia enforce the follow-on if they manage to bowl West Indies out early on Day 3? Join us back tomorrow to find out. Until then, take care, goodbye!
Hazlewood came back into the attack and trapped skipper Denesh Ramdin plumb in front. Blackwood fought hard and registered his 5th Test fifty, but played a needless shot with ten minutes to go for close of play and hit Hazlewood straight to David Warner at mid-off. Johnson then found the outside edge of Veerasammy Permaul to sign off the day in style.
In reply, West Indies were off to a poor start once again as Mitchell Starc dismissed debutant Rajindra Chandrika for a duck before Nathan Lyon, who was introduced ahead of Mitchell Johnson knocked over Kraigg Brathwaite. Darren Bravo looked good for a while, but Lyon foxed him with an arm-ball. Shane Dowrich then chased a wide one and gifted his wicket to Josh Hazlewood. Shai Hope and Jermaine Blackwood were involved in a gritty stand but Haddin snaffled an outside edge with his legs to dismisses the former.
Stumps, Day 2: Another day that belonged to Australia. Although West Indies got off to a good start in the morning session by picking up Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson in quick succession, Steve Smith continued his good work and shared a gritty partnership with Josh Hazlewood. When he was on 199, Jerome Taylor bowled an inswinging yorker to trap him in front. The entire Australian dressing room was ready to celebrate a well deserved double-hundred, but Taylor got the better of the Aussie run machine with an excellent delivery. With that Smith also became the third Australian batsman to be dismissed on 199. Soon, the visitors were bowled out for 399.
46.6 -
Johnson to Permaul, out Caught by Haddin!! Eventful end to the day. Umpire Ian Gould has had to change two decisions in this over. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Permaul pokes at it and gets a faint edge, Australia were very confident in their appeal and Clarke reviewed immediately after Gould shook his head. The replay showed that the ball took the outside edge. Permaul c Haddin b Johnson 0(4)
Johnson to Permaul, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Big shout for caught behind, not given and Australia have reviewed. There was a clear sound as the ball passed the bat. It is a legal delivery. The bat is not close to the pad. Again no Hot Spot or Snicko available for the third umpire. There is a sound, it can only be bat hitting ball. Will it be overturned? Yes, it will be. Umpire Ian Gould raises his finger.
46.5 -
Johnson to Permaul, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Permaul defends
Four slips in now
46.4 -
Johnson to Permaul, no run, Permaul hops and tries to glance this short of length delivery but misses. The ball goes past the leg stump
46.3 -
Johnson to J Holder, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Holder flicks it to deep mid-wicket
46.2 -
Johnson to J Holder, no run, short of length delivery nipping back in, Holder looks to work it on the on-side, gets an inside edge onto pad. The impact was on middle, it was a faint edge and umpire Ian Gould couldn't spot it. Holder reviewed it straightaway and got the verdict changed
Holder has been given OUT LBW, but he's reviewed it. Only an inside edge can save him here I guess. No issues with Johnson's footing. No Hot-Spot or Snicko available. Looks like there is an edge and the on-field call is overturned.
46.1 -
Johnson to J Holder, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Holder shoulders arms
Mitchell Johnson [9.0-1-37-0] is back into the attack
45.6 -
Hazlewood to Permaul, no run, oh almost through the defences, short of length delivery on the off stump, keeps a bit low, Permaul just about manages to defend
Three slips, gully and short leg in place
Veerasammy Permaul, right handed bat, comes to the crease
45.5 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, out Caught by Warner!! Oh dear! What have you done Blackwood? He's hit this straight to the fielder. With just about 10 minutes to go for stumps, it was a needless shot. Nothing but a full delivery outside off stump, Blackwood goes hard at the drive, doesn't bother to keep it down and Warner takes a smart low catch at mid-off. Blackwood wanted to send it wide of the fielder but picked him out to perfection. West Indies are seven down for 142. Blackwood c Warner b Hazlewood 51(80) [4s-7 6s-1]
Hazlewood to Blackwood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
45.4 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, good length delivery just nipping away outside off, Blackwood plays inside the line and gets beaten
45.3 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, 1 run, on the leg stump, Holder flicks it to deep square leg
45.2 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood punches it to sweeper cover
45.1 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, 2 runs, full and on the leg stump, Blackwood drives it wide of mid-on and records his 5th Test fifty. He gets a good round of applause from the crowd. He raises the bat and acknowledges the applause
44.6 -
Watson to J Holder, 2 runs, Holder plays with an angled bat again and sends it through gully for a couple of runs
44.5 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, on the off stump, Holder defends
44.4 -
Watson to J Holder, FOUR, good length delivery outside off stump, Holder looks to defend with an angled bat, gets a thick edge and it goes between second slip and gully
44.3 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Holder defends off the back foot
44.2 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, on the off stump, blocked
44.1 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Holder defends
43.6 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, how did that miss the off stump? What a top ball from Hazlewood. Full and pitching on off stump, the ball just moves away from the batsman and beats Blackwood's attempted drive. It was so close to the off stump as well
43.5 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, shout for LBW, not given and rightly so. Blackwood got across the line to this short of length delivery and tried to work it on the on-side, missed it and got hit in line with leg stump. It was clearly going down the leg side though
43.4 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood defends off the back foot
43.3 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, full and outside off stump, Blackwood shoulders arms
43.2 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, on a length and outside off stump, Blackwood lifts his bat and lets it go
43.1 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, full and outside off stump, Blackwood looks to push at it but gets beaten by the away movement
42.6 -
Watson to J Holder, FOUR, good length delivery swinging back in, Holder glances it fine to the fine leg boundary
42.5 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, full and outside off stump, Holder shoulders arms
42.4 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, fullish and just shaping away outside off stump, Holder plays inside the line as he pokes at it and gets beaten
42.3 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, on the off stump, turned into the on-side
42.2 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Holder looks to cut and misses
42.1 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Holder shoulders arms
Shane Watson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
41.6 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, oops! That's hit him in the midriff. This one jags back in off the surface and beats Blackwood's defence before hitting him
41.5 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Blackwood stands tall and defends
41.4 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, 1 run, short delivery on the off stump, Holder stands tall and tucks it to square leg
41.3 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, on the off stump, Holder defends
41.2 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Holder defends with an angled bat to point
41.1 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Holder shoulders arms
40.6 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Blackwood defends off the back foot
40.5 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Blackwood ducks under it, Starc is at the batsman again
40.4 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, full and outside off stump, Blackwood drives it to mid-off
40.3 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Blackwood defends and gets a thick edge that falls short of gully
40.2 -
Starc to Blackwood, FOUR, too short and wide outside off stump, Blackwood gets on top of the bounce and cuts it to the right of backward point
40.1 -
Starc to Blackwood, FOUR, oh he almost chopped that back onto the stumps. Full and swinging back in, Blackwood goes for a drive, gets a thick edge and it escapes past the stumps. Starc has a few words with the batsman
39.6 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, not close enough to make Holder play
39.5 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Holder lifts his bat and lets it go
39.4 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Holder shoulders arms
39.3 -
Hazlewood to J Holder, no run, beaten! Good length delivery just outside off stump, the ball jags away and beats Holder's outside edge
Jason Holder, right handed bat, comes to the crease
39.2 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, out Lbw!! Hazlewood comes back and traps the skipper plumb in front. Another good bowling change by Clarke. Fullish and tailing back in, Ramdin is beaten by the inward movement as he looks to drive, misses and gets hit right in front of middle stump. It was a running appeal from Hazlewood. He was very confident and umpire Richard Kettleborough raised his finger. Ramdin lbw b Hazlewood 8(24) [4s-1]
Hazlewood to Ramdin, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
39.1 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Ramdin chops the cut to point
Josh Hazlewood [7.0-5-10-1] is back into the attack
38.6 -
Starc to Blackwood, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Blackwood goes for the drive, the ball goes off the outside half of the bat and goes over backward point
38.5 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Blackwood stands tall and defends
38.4 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Blackwood pushes it to point
38.3 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Blackwood defends it back to the bowler
38.2 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Blackwood defends
38.1 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, full and outside off stump, Blackwood drives it to mid-off
37.6 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, shout for LBW, not given. Short ball spinning back in, keeps low and hits Ramdin on the thigh pad after beating his pull, the umpire reckons it was too high
37.5 -
Lyon to Ramdin, FOUR, it's too full this time and Ramdin crashes the drive along the ground through extra-cover
37.4 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Ramdin defends
37.3 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, pushed through on the off stump, Ramdin defends off the front foot
37.2 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Ramdin defends off the front foot
37.1 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, spinning back in sharply, Ramdin punches it off the back foot towards Lyon
36.6 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood shoulders arms
36.5 -
Starc to Blackwood, 2 runs, top edge but there is no one at deep square leg. Short delivery on the off stump, Blackwood goes for the pull, doesn't get hold of it and gets away with the edge
36.4 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, full and outside off stump, Blackwood drives it to cover
36.3 -
Starc to Ramdin, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Ramdin tucks it to mid-wicket
36.2 -
Starc to Ramdin, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ramdin defends off the back foot
36.1 -
Starc to Ramdin, no run, full and angling away from the right-hander, left alone
35.6 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, short and down the leg-side, Blackwood tries to work it into the on-side, but gets hit on the thigh pad
35.5 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, optimistic shout for LBW from Lyon, Blackwood looks to defend the flighted delivery, but gets hit on the pad, impact was outside off stump though
35.4 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, short and down the leg-side, Blackwood looks to help it on its way but misses
35.3 -
Lyon to Ramdin, 1 run, on the leg stump, Ramdin tucks it to backward square leg
35.2 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, Ramdin looks to drive hard but the ball takes the inside half of the bat and rolls to mid-on
35.1 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Ramdin looks to defend and gets hit on the pad, but it was spinning down the leg-side
34.6 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood defends
34.5 -
Starc to Blackwood, 2 runs, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood gets on top of the bounce and punches it through cover
34.4 -
Starc to Blackwood, 2 runs, almost a yorker on middle stump, Blackwood takes it on the full and flicks it through backward square leg
34.3 -
Starc to Ramdin, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, Ramdin defends and gets an inside edge that rolls to backward square leg
34.2 -
Starc to Ramdin, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Ramdin defends off the back foot
34.1 -
Starc to Ramdin, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Ramdin mistimes the drive to the bowler
Mitchell Starc [8.0-2-13-1] is back into the attack
33.6 -
Lyon to Blackwood, FOUR, tossed up outside off stump, Blackwood advances and lofts it over extra-cover for four more
33.5 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, shortish from Lyon, Blackwood defends
33.4 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, on the leg stump, Blackwood defends
33.3 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Blackwood defends
33.2 -
Lyon to Blackwood, FOUR, dropped, a sharp chance but it should have been taken. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Blackwood looks for the drive and gets a thick edge the ball goes quickly to the right of Clarke at slip, he went with both hands but couldn't take it
33.1 -
Lyon to Blackwood, SIX, good hit from Blackwood. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Blackwood advances, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over the man at deep mid-on
32.6 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, full and outside off stump, Ramdin defends it into the off-side
32.5 -
Johnson to Blackwood, byes, 1 run, Johnson tries the slower delivery but bowls down the leg-side, Blackwood misses the glance, Haddin fails to collect it properly and they get a run
32.4 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood defends off the back foot
32.3 -
Johnson to Blackwood, FOUR, short delivery on the leg stump, Blackwood gets inside the line and looks to help it on its way, the ball takes the glove and rolls past the keeper's dive
32.2 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Blackwood hops and tucks it to short leg
32.1 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, full and outside off stump, Blackwood defends off the front foot
Drinks are on the field now
31.6 -
Lyon to Blackwood, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Blackwood turns it into the on-side
31.5 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Blackwood defends off the back foot
31.4 -
Lyon to Ramdin, 1 run, pushed through on the leg stump, Ramdin glances it to long leg and opens his account
31.3 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Ramdin leans forward to defend
31.2 -
Lyon to Ramdin, byes, FOUR, spinning down the leg-side, Ramdin misses the glance, Haddin moves to his right but it beats him as well
31.1 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Ramdin drives very hard and hits the man at silly-point, but he's fine though
30.6 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, slower delivery outside off stump, Blackwood lets it go
30.5 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Blackwood defends off the front foot
30.4 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood punches it to cover
30.3 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Blackwood punches it into the off-side
30.2 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Blackwood defends
30.1 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, very full and outside off stump, Blackwood drives it into the off-side
29.6 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, leans forward to keep this out
29.5 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Ramdin defends
Denesh Ramdin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
29.4 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, out Caught by Haddin!! That is a lucky grab for Haddin, he just clutches it with his legs after missing it with the gloves. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Hope plays inside the line as he looks to defend and gets a thick edge, it was a big deviation, but Haddin closed his legs at the right moment and it stuck. His team-mates have a laugh about it. Shai Hope c Haddin b Lyon 26(63) [4s-4]
Lyon to Shai Hope, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
29.3 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Hope leans nicely forward and defends well
29.2 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, short enough for Hope to hang back and block
29.1 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Hope defends it to short leg
28.6 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, full and outside off stump, Blackwood digs it out
28.5 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Blackwood pushes it towards cover
28.4 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, the inside edge saves Blackwood. 144kph on this full ball, Blackwood was late in bringing his bat down, luckily he hit it before it hit the pad
28.3 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, short of length delivery nipping back in, punched to mid-off
28.2 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood defends it towards mid-off
28.1 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood plays inside the line and gets beaten
28.1 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no ball, a loud call for no-ball from umpire Ian Gould as Johnson oversteps, bumper on the leg stump, Blackwood ducks under it
27.6 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, FOUR, floated up outside off stump, Hope leans forward and drives it along the ground to deep extra-cover
27.5 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, on the stumps, Hope defends
27.4 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, once again Hope plays for turn and gets beaten. It was very close to the off pole as well
27.3 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Hope defends
27.2 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Hope looks for the drive, plays for turn but it doesn't spin much, gets beaten. Haddin takes the bails off, but Hope dragged his back foot back into the crease
27.1 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Hope hangs back to defend
26.6 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, overpitched outside off stump, Blackwood drives well but Warner makes a diving save to his right at cover
26.5 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Blackwood hops and fends it into the on-side
26.4 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, full and outside off stump, Blackwood looks to drive but gets an inside edge that rolls into the on-side
26.3 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, short ball on the stumps, Blackwood ducks but takes his eyes off the ball
26.2 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Hope taps it to cover and takes off for a quick single
26.1 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, no run, edgedddd but just short of Clarke at second slip. Good length delivery outside off stump, Hope pokes at it and gets a thick edge, he played with soft hands and got away with it
25.6 -
Lyon to Blackwood, 2 runs, edged, but safe. Flatter delivery outside off stump, Blackwood goes back to cut, gets the toe end of the bat, the ball doesn't carry to first slip and it goes through to third man
25.5 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, 3 runs, overpitched outside off stump, Hope plays a lovely looking square drive, it goes past backward point and Marsh hunts it down
25.4 -
Lyon to Blackwood, 1 run, Blackwood dangerously opts to play off the back foot to this flighted delivery, manages to cut it to point though
25.3 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Blackwood lunges forward to defend, gets hit on the pad but it spun too much
25.2 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, spinning back in, Blackwood hangs back and blocks
25.1 -
Lyon to Blackwood, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Blackwood leans forward to keep this out
24.6 -
Johnson to Blackwood, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Blackwood tries to work it on the on-side, but gets hit on the thigh pad and it rolls behind square
24.5 -
Johnson to Blackwood, FOUR, overpitched and it's four. Full and outside off stump, Blackwood plays a lofted drive over extra-cover and picked up four
24.4 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Blackwood defends off the front foot
24.3 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Blackwood defends
24.2 -
Johnson to Blackwood, 2 runs, back of a length on the leg stump, Blackwood tucks it through mid-wicket, they come back for two as well
24.1 -
Johnson to Blackwood, no run, 138.8kph short ball down the leg-side, Blackwood was late in trying to play the glance and gets beaten
Mitchell Johnson [4.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
23.6 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, Hope is not comfortable against Lyon. He's not sure about his feet movement, hangs back to this flighted delivery when he should have been forward, the ball rolls behind square on the on-side
23.5 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Hope defends
23.4 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, 2 runs, the inside edge found as Hope tries to defend, the ball rolls to the right of short leg though
23.3 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Hope defends off the front foot
23.2 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, on the off stump, Hope defends
23.1 -
Lyon to Blackwood, 1 run, short and spinning down the leg-side, Blackwood pulls it to deep backward square leg
Nathan Lyon [4.0-3-1-2] is back into the attack
22.6 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, short and angling away from the right-hander, left alone
22.5 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, bumper on the off stump, Hope drops his wrists and lets it go
22.4 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Hope defends
22.3 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, full and outside off stump, Hope shoulders arms
22.2 -
Starc to Blackwood, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, Blackwood turns it to mid-wicket
22.2 -
Starc to Blackwood, wide, short and well outside off stump, Blackwood lets it go. Umpire calls that a wide for height
22.1 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Blackwood shoulders arms
21.6 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, full and outside off stump, Hope looks to drive but gets beaten
21.5 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, FOUR, short ball on the off stump, Hope rocks back and hooks it over backward square leg for four
21.4 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, oh this one jags back in, keeps low and almost sneaks through, Hope just manages to keep it out
21.3 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Hope leans forward and drives it all along the ground through cover
21.2 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, full and outside off stump, Hope defends off the front foot
21.1 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Hope defends with soft hands, the ball takes the outside edge and drops short of third slip
20.6 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, gets behind the line and defends
20.5 -
Starc to Blackwood, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Blackwood defends
20.4 -
Starc to Shai Hope, 1 run, edgedddd and dropped. That was a tough catch, but it should have been taken. Good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Hope pokes and gets a thick edge, the ball went very quickly, Watson moved to his his right at first slip and got both hands, it came around chest height and he couldn't hold on
20.3 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, short delivery on the off stump, Hope ducks under it
20.2 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Hope lets it go
20.1 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, length ball angling away from the right-hander, left alone
19.6 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Blackwood defends off the front foot
Jermaine Blackwood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, out Caught by Haddin!! That is a horrible looking shot. Dowrich knows it and he is livid with himself. This is certainly not a wicket-taking ball, but Hazlewood gets his reward for his consistency. Good length delivery wide outside off stump, Dowrich chases it and gets an outside edge, which goes straight to Haddin. It's 44/4 now. Dowrich c Haddin b Hazlewood 13(31) [4s-2]
Hazlewood to Dowrich, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
19.4 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, on the leg stump, blocked
19.3 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Dowrich defends off the back foot
19.2 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, bumper on the off stump, Dowrich ducks under it
19.1 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Dowrich defends it to mid-wicket
18.6 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, full and outside off stump, Hope goes for a booming drive but gets beaten
18.5 -
Starc to Shai Hope, FOUR, short and outside off stump, Hope fetches the pull shot and sends it through mid-wicket for four
18.4 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, on the leg stump, Hope tucks it into the on-side
18.3 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, full and well outside off stump, Hope lets it go
18.2 -
Starc to Dowrich, 1 run, in the airrrrr but safe. Short ball on the leg stump, Dowrich is no position to play the hook, gets hit on the glove and then it hits the bat and lands safely at backward square leg
18.1 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Dowrich somehow manages to sway out
17.6 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, full and outside off stump, Hope drives it to mid-off
17.5 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Hope shoulders arms
17.4 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, full and outside off stump, Hope drives it to cover
17.3 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, 2 runs, good length delivery on the off stump, Hope looks to defend and gets an outside edge that rolls into the off-side
17.2 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, Hope stands tall and defends off the back foot
17.1 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Hope leaves it alone
16.6 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Dowrich defends
16.5 -
Starc to Shai Hope, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Hope leans forward to defend and gets an inside edge that rolls behind square on the on-side
16.4 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, full and way outside off stump, Hope lets it go
16.3 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Hope shoulders arms
16.2 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, bumper on the off stump, Hope gets across the stumps and looks to hook, again it looked ugly as Hope took his eyes off the ball
16.1 -
Starc to Dowrich, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, Dowrich turns it past short leg
Short leg in place
15.6 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Hope defends off the front foot
15.5 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, a touch fuller this time and Hope shoulders arms again, but this time he was much more confident in leaving the ball
15.4 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, oh that was a very, very tight leave. Good length delivery outside off stump, Hope lifts his bat and lets it go, but it jags back in off the deck and almost knocks out the off pole
15.3 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Hope shoulders arms
Three slips and a gully in place
15.2 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Hope defends off the back foot
15.1 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, outswinger outside off stump, Hope shoulders arms
Welcome back for the final session.
Tea, Day 2: Australia are right on top at this stage. After Steve Smith's 199 powered them to 399, Mitchell Starc got them off to a great start, removing debutant Rajindra Chandrika for a duck. One has to feel for Chandrika though as he would have been off strike if Brathwaite had responded for an easy single the previous ball. Clarke then surprised everyone by introducing Nathan Lyon ahead of Mitchell Johnson. However, the move turned out to be a masterstroke as Lyon knocked over Kraigg Brathwaite's off stump. Darren Bravo played a few delightful shots, but Lyon trapped him plumb in front to reduce West Indies to 25/3. West Indies need to bat really well in the next session if they are to post a decent first innings total.
14.6 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, short of length delivery wide outside off stump, Dowrich slashes and misses
14.5 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, good length delivery angling away from the right-hander, left alone
14.4 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, bumper on the leg stump, Dowrich ducks under it
14.3 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, on the off stump, Dowrich gets behind the line and defends
14.2 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Dowrich has a waft at it and gets beaten
14.1 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off stump, Dowrich hops and defends
Mitchell Starc [3.0-1-3-1] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, short delivery on the off stump, Hope looks to hook but gets beaten. That was a horrible looking shot, his head was down and he lost his bottom hand grip as well
13.5 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, full and outside off stump, Hope drives it to the left of cover, who makes a diving save
13.4 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length from Hazlewood, Hope gets behind the line and defends
13.3 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, way outside off stump, left alone
13.2 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Hope defends
13.1 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Hope shoulders arms
Josh Hazlewood [2.0-2-0-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Johnson to Dowrich, FOUR, this is short and well outside off stump, Dowrich gets on top of the bounce and cuts it past backward point for four
12.5 -
Johnson to Dowrich, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Dowrich reaches out and punches it through point for a couple of runs
12.4 -
Johnson to Dowrich, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Dowrich hangs back to defend, gets an inside edge onto pad
12.3 -
Johnson to Dowrich, no run, shortish and on the leg stump, Dowrich jumps and fends it into the on-side
12.2 -
Johnson to Dowrich, FOUR, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Dowrich hops and glances it fine to the fine leg boundary
12.1 -
Johnson to Dowrich, no run, full and outside off stump, Dowrich lets it go. It was a teasing ball asking the batsman to go for the drive
11.6 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Hope defends
11.5 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, lunges forward to keep this flighted delivery out
11.4 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, on the off stump, Hope blocks well
11.3 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Hope defends
Slip, silly-point and short leg in place
11.2 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Hope defends
Shai Hope, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.1 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, out Lbw!! Bravo has been given out LBW, it looked plumb in front, he's not reviewing that and rightly so. Two wickets in a space of 8 balls now for Lyon and this a big one as well. This was cleverly bowled by the offie. He was bowling off-spinners to Bravo earlier, but now he bowls a slider, Bravo plays across the line, he was caught in the crease and it hit him right in front of middle stump. Darren Bravo lbw b Lyon 14(23) [4s-2]
Lyon to Darren Bravo, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
10.6 -
Johnson to Dowrich, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Dowrich stands tall and defends
10.5 -
Johnson to Dowrich, no run, shortish and on the off stump, Dowrich hops and defends it towards gully
10.4 -
Johnson to Dowrich, no run, full and outside off stump, Dowrich shoulders arms
10.3 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, Bravo taps it to point
10.2 -
Johnson to Dowrich, 1 run, in the airrrrrrr and just out of Voges' reach. That's a nasty bumper from Johnson, Dowrich hops, takes his eyes off the ball and fends with one hand, the ball hits him high on the bat and goes towards backward square leg. Voges ran back from short leg but couldn't get there
Voges puts on the helmet and takes his position at short leg
10.1 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, 1 run, overpitched, Bravo plays an excellent drive, but Warner dives to his right at wide mid-off and saves a few
9.6 -
Lyon to Dowrich, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Dowrich defends well
Round the wicket now
9.5 -
Lyon to Dowrich, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Dowrich defends off the front foot
9.4 -
Lyon to Dowrich, no run, short and spinning down the leg-side, Dowrich wears it on the thigh pad
9.3 -
Lyon to Dowrich, no run, fullish and outside off stump, softly driven to the right of the bowler
9.2 -
Lyon to Dowrich, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Dowrich leans forward to defend
9.1 -
Lyon to Dowrich, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Dowrich opts to stay back to block this one
8.6 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, FOUR, too short and Bravo plays a cracking pull off the back foot, sends it through mid-wicket and it rockets to the fence
8.5 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Bravo ducks under it
8.4 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, no run, on a length and outside off stump, Bravo shoulders arms
8.3 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Bravo leans forward and plays a lovely cover-drive all along the ground
Two slips and two gullies in place
8.2 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Bravo defends
8.1 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, no run, oh five penatly runs as the ball hits the helmet behind Haddin. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Bravo shoulders arms, the ball bounces in front of Haddin and he couldn't collect
Shane Dowrich, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.6 -
Lyon to Kraigg Brathwaite, out Bowled!! This is a bigggg wicket for Australia. Lyon now becomes the most successful off-spinner in Australian history, going past Hugh Trumble (141 wickets). Take a bow Michael Clarke. He gave the new ball to the offie and he gets a wicket in his second over. Flighted delivery pitching outside off stump, Brathwaite plays inside the line of the ball and gets beaten, the ball hits the top of off stump. West Indies under a lot of pressure now. Kraigg Brathwaite b Lyon 4(27) [4s-1]
Lyon to Kraigg Brathwaite, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
7.5 -
Lyon to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Brathwaite offers a compact looking forward defence
7.4 -
Lyon to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, covers the line and defends well
7.3 -
Lyon to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, over the wicket to Brathwaite, flighted delivery on the off stump, Brathwaite defends off the front foot
7.2 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, 1 run, on the leg stump, Bravo flicks it past the diving fielder at short mid-wicket
7.1 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, sharp turn, Bravo looks to defend off the front foot but this one spins sharply and goes past the outside edge
6.6 -
Johnson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, in the airrrr but there is no one at short leg, would have been straight to him. Short delivery on the stumps, Brathwaite was surprised by it, fends awkwardly, it was in the air for a while before it rolled to short mid-wicket
6.5 -
Johnson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Brathwaite defends
6.4 -
Johnson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone
6.3 -
Johnson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, this one keeps low but Brathwaite handles it well from the crease
6.2 -
Johnson to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, fired down the leg-side, Brathwaite tries to glance it away but misses
6.1 -
Johnson to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR, Johnson finds the outside edge straightaway but it doesn't carry to second slip. Finally, Brathwaite is off the mark after 17 balls. Good length delivery outside off stump, Brathwaite pokes and gets an edge, he played with soft hands and got away with it
Mitchell Johnson, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, Bravo watchfully defends off the front foot
5.5 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, spinning away from the left-hander, blocked off the front foot
5.4 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, turn and bounce, Bravo was on the front foot to defend this flighted delivery, but it spun away sharply and beat the bat
5.3 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, Bravo lunges forward to keep this out
5.2 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Bravo defends off the front foot
Slip and short leg in place. Lyon is bowling from round the wicket to Bravo
5.1 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Bravo defends off the front foot
This is interesting. Lyon introduced ahead of Johnson
Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, back of a length and well outside off stump, Brathwaite shoulders arms
4.5 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, way outside off stump, Brathwaite lets it go
4.4 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, 1 run, on the pads, glanced away to long leg
4.3 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, nice shape away from the left-hander, but it wasn't close enough to make Bravo play
4.2 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, beaten! Excellent outswinger on a good length, Bravo plays inside the line and the ball almost shaves the outside edge
4.1 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, short and down the leg-side, Bravo lets it go, Haddin dives to his right and collects
3.6 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Brathwaite defends
3.5 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, another mix-up, but Brathwaite is safe. Good length delivery on the off stump, pushed to mid-on, the fielder fumbles, Brathwaite wanted a run and was halfway down the wicket but Darren Bravo sent him back
3.4 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, lovely ball, good length delivery nipping away outside off stump, Brathwaite looks to defend but the movement beats him all ends up
3.3 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, swinging back in, Brathwaite turns it into the on-side
3.2 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, gets behind the line and works it towards mid-wicket
3.1 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Brathwaite defends
2.6 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, short and outside off stump, Bravo drops his wrists and lets it go
2.5 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, first runs off the bat for West Indies and Bravo opens his account straightaway. Fullish and on the stumps, Bravo drives it to long-on
Darren Bravo, left handed bat, comes to the crease
2.4 -
Starc to Rajindra Chandrika, out Caught by Haddin!! Oh dear! The debutant has to depart for a duck. He should have been off strike for this ball as there was an easy single available in the previous ball, but Brathwaite denied him the run and now Chandrika has edged one to the keeper. Hang on, the umpires are checking for the no-ball. Oh this is very close, but Starc seems to have got something behind the line. That was so tight and the third umpire was convinced Starc landed his heel behind the line. Full and angling away from the right-hander, Chandrika goes for a booming drive, gets a thick edge that goes at a good height to the keeper. Rajindra Chandrika c Haddin b Starc 0(7)
Starc to Rajindra Chandrika, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
2.3 -
Starc to Rajindra Chandrika, no run, on the off stump, worked through mid-wicket, oh there is a mix-up but no harm done in the end. Chandrika slipped while taking off for the run, he recovered and took off for the run again, the fielder had not got to the ball by then, the single was on but Kraigg Brathwaite sends him back
2.2 -
Starc to Rajindra Chandrika, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Chandrika lifts his bat and lets it go
2.1 -
Starc to Rajindra Chandrika, no run, oh bit of extra lift for Starc. Chandrika pokes at this short of length delivery angling away from the right-hander and gets beaten
1.6 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, on the off stump, Brathwaite defends from the crease
1.5 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Brathwaite shoulders arms
1.4 -
Hazlewood to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, a good looking front foot drive, but Warner makes a diving save to his right
1.3 -
Hazlewood to Rajindra Chandrika, byes, 1 run, once again the ball drops short of Haddin, good length delivery outside off stump, Chandrika lets it go, Haddin gets an awkward bounce and he doesn't manage to stop it cleanly
1.2 -
Hazlewood to Rajindra Chandrika, no run, that's a lovely outswinger, full and inviting the drive, debutant Chandrika plays a loose drive and gets beaten
1.1 -
Hazlewood to Rajindra Chandrika, no run, oh this is interesting, that ball bounced twice before reaching Haddin. Outswinger outside off stump, Chandrika shoulders arms but it hardly bounced
Josh Hazlewood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, Starc starts off with a maiden. Brathwaite once again plays inside the line of this short of length delivery and the ball goes past the outside edge
0.5 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, Brathwaite plays inside the line of this good length delivery and gets beaten
0.4 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, inswinger on a good length, Brathwaite defends from the crease
0.3 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, back of a length and just swinging back in, Brathwaite shoulders arms
Three slips, gully and a short leg in place
0.2 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, back of a length just outside off stump, this one doesn't rise much, Brathwaite manages to keep it out
0.1 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, short of length delivery swinging back in, Brathwaite turns it to square leg
Kraigg Brathwaite and Rajindra Chandrika are at the crease. Kraigg Brathwaite is on strike. Starc will open the attack
Welcome back for this short little session. Starc to begin with three slips and a gully, he has a short leg in place as well.
Australia have declared. They will have a crack at West Indies today for 8 overs. The visitors had a great start to their second innings as openers Warner and Marsh stitched a century stand. Both registered fifties before being dismissed. Smith once again scored quality runs and helped Australia build a big lead. Clarke has always been an attacking captain and it was not surprising to see him declare the innings today. West Indies have a tricky little session to deal with and they will have to play very well to escape unscathed.
64.6 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Clarke pushes it to point
Looks like Haddin has his keeping pads on. Are they going to declare?
64.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Smith cuts it to sweeper cover
64.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Smith advances and defends
64.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, the Australian run machine continues to impress. Short and outside off stump, Smith cuts it hard to the right of backward point and sends it to the boundary. This is the 9th time that Smith has scored fifty or more in his last 13 innings in Tests. It's his 11th Test fifty as well
64.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Smith defends off the front foot
64.1 -
Permaul to Clarke, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Clarke drives it down to long-on
63.6 -
J Holder to Clarke, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery angling down the leg-side, once again Clarke fails to glance it and the ball rolls off the thigh pad
63.5 -
J Holder to Clarke, no run, fullish and swinging back in, Clarke defends off the front foot
63.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith tucks it to mid-wicket
63.3 -
J Holder to Clarke, leg byes, 1 run, length ball swinging down the leg-side, Clarke misses the flick and gets hit on the pad, the ball rolls into the on-side
63.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Smith drives it down to mid-on for a quick single
63.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, driven nicely off the front foot but straight to cover
62.6 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Clarke steps out and defends
62.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith drives it to deep extra-cover
62.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Smith gets down on one knee and tries to sweep, but gets hit on the pad, looked like it pitched outside leg
62.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Smith defends off the front foot
62.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, SIX, in the airrrr, not hit well but it's a six. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Smith advances and looks to go inside-out, the ball goes off the outside half of the bat but it clears Bishoo at deep extra-cover
62.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Smith advances and gets to the pitch of the ball, lofts it over wide mid-on for four
61.6 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith glances it to backward square leg
61.5 -
J Holder to Clarke, byes, 1 run, short and down the leg-side, Clarke lets it go, Ramdin dives to his right and makes a half-stop
61.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, 1 run, full and just outside off stump, Smith flicks it to deep mid-wicket
61.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, FOUR, clever hit from Smith. Low full toss on the off stump, Smith moves across and tickles it fine to the fine leg boundary
61.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, swinging down the leg-side, Smith tries to glance it fine but gets beaten
61.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, inswinger outside off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
Drinks are on the field now
60.6 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, very full and on the stumps, Clarke defends off the front foot
60.5 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, slower through the air on the off stump, Clarke defends off the front foot
60.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Clarke turns it into the on-side
60.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Clarke toe-ends the cut to cover. The ball kept a bit low on that occasion
60.2 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Clarke jumps out of his crease and blocks
60.1 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Clarke advances and flicks it to mid-wicket
59.6 -
J Holder to S Smith, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Smith leans forward and drives it along the ground through cover for a couple
59.5 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
59.4 -
J Holder to S Smith, leg byes, 2 runs, gets across and tries to glance the length ball, but misses and it rolls off the thigh pad to fine leg
59.3 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
59.2 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, inside-edge onto thigh pad, Ramdin dives forward but it doesn't carry to him. Once again Smith is troubled by the inward movement from back of a length
59.1 -
J Holder to S Smith, no run, appeal for LBW, not given and rightly so. The impact was just outside off stump and the impact was too high as well. Short of a length delivery swinging back in, Smith fails to defend with the bat and gets hit on the thigh pad
Jason Holder [7.0-2-14-0] is back into the attack
58.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Smith flicks it to deep mid-wicket after advancing down the track
58.5 -
Permaul to Clarke, 1 run, too short, wide outside off stump as well, Clarke cuts it through cover-point
58.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Clarke shoulders arms
58.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, nudged into the on-side
58.2 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Clarke defends off the front foot
58.1 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Clarke cuts it into the off-side
57.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, full and swinging back in, Smith flicks it to mid-wicket
57.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, nice inswinging ball from Taylor, but Smith handles it well off the back foot
57.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Smith, no run, bit of shape back into the right-hander on this short of length delivery, defended off the back foot
57.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, 1 run, inswinging full ball, Clarke works it behind square on the on-side
57.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, very full and outside off stump, Clarke digs it out to cover
57.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, full and outside off stump, Clarke mistimes the drive to cover
56.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, floated up outside off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
56.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, low full toss, driven back to the bowler
56.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, slower through the air, Smith defends it into the on-side
56.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the leg stump, Smith blocks well off the front foot
56.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, steps out and blocks as he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball
56.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith defends
Veerasammy Permaul [16.0-1-64-1] is back into the attack
Darren Bravo has a few words with Michael Clarke
55.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, full and outside off stump, Clarke leans forward and defends well
55.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Clarke leans forward and defends
55.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, low full toss outside off stump, Clarke drives it to cover
55.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, FOUR, poor ball and Clarke takes full toll of it. Full and down the leg-side, Clarke flicks it behind square on the on-side, Permaul gives chase from fine leg, dives and tries to flick it back but it rolls away and touches the rope
55.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, inswinging yorker on the stumps, Clarke digs it out to mid-wicket
55.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Clarke, no run, low full toss outside off stump, Smith drives it gently, Taylor gets a hand in his followthrough
Jerome Taylor [8.0-2-19-0] is back into the attack
54.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, short and spinning down the leg-side, Smith lets it go, Ramdin fails to glove it properly
54.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith advances and flicks it into the on-side
54.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, 1 run, waits for the ball to spin and then works it away behind square on the on-side
54.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Clarke leans forward to keep this out
54.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Clarke digs it out
54.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Clarke defends off the front foot
53.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, 2 runs, short and wide outside off stump, Smith rocks back and cuts it through point for a couple of runs
53.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Smith defends
53.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, 1 run, goes back and deep into the crease before tucking this flatter ball to square leg
53.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, fullish and on the leg stump, Clarke defends
53.2 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Clarke defends
53.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, shortish and on the leg stump, Smith pulls it to deep square leg
52.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, FOUR, advances and drives the flighted delivery wide of mid-off and the fielder had no chance. Good finish to the over for Australia
52.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, no run, quicker ball outside off stump, Clarke pads it away
52.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, no run, floated up outside off stump, Clarke defends off the front foot
52.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Clarke defends
52.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Clarke leans forward to keep it out
52.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Clarke defends off the front foot
51.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
51.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Smith looks to punch, gets an inside edge that goes into the on-side
51.4 -
Permaul to Clarke, 1 run, quicker delivery on the stumps, Clarke taps it to cover-point and takes off, Smith was late to set off but he makes his ground
51.3 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, spinning sharply, Clarke defends off the back foot
51.2 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the stump, Clarke leans forward to defend
51.1 -
Permaul to Clarke, no run, yorker on the leg stump, Clarke digs it out
50.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Smith mistimes the cut to point
50.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, Smith advances and flicks it towards short mid-wicket
50.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, pushed through outside off stump, defended
50.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Smith defends off the back foot
50.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
50.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith defends
Michael Clarke, right handed bat, comes to the crease
49.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, out Caught by J Holder!! Flighted delivery outside off stump, Marsh advances and looks to drive, but the bat turns in his hands and it goes to short mid-wicket, where Holder jumps and takes a good catch to his right. End of a fine innings from Marsh. S Marsh c J Holder b Permaul 69(153) [4s-9 6s-1]
Permaul to S Marsh, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
49.5 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, quicker delivery just outside off stump, Marsh hangs back and defends
49.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends off the front foot
49.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, shortish and on the leg stump, Smith flicks it to deep mid-wicket
49.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the leg stump, Smith defends off the back foot
49.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, full and down the leg-side, Smith misses the glance
48.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, FOUR, short and width on offer outside off stump, Marsh rocks back and cuts it to the left of backward point
48.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, quicker delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends
48.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh defends off the front foot
48.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Smith flicks it to deep mid-wicket
48.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, 1 run, the length is short again, Marsh tucks it to mid-wicket
48.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Smith tucks it to backward square leg
47.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, short and spinning away outside off stump, Smith punches it to mid-off
47.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, 2 runs, reverse-sweep, but the fielder at backward point, Dowrich it is, makes an excellent diving half-stop to his left
47.4 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, steps out and defends it back to the bowler
47.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
47.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, on the leg stump, nudged into the on-side
47.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery pitching outside leg stump and turning square, Smith is beaten on the back foot defence and gets hit on the thigh pad
46.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, leans forward to push but the ball spins away and beats the edge
46.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, tossed up on off, driven back to the bowler
46.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, advances and yorks himself but manages to dig it out
46.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, spinning back into the right-hander, Smith tucks it to square leg and takes off for a quick single
46.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith defends
46.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Smith defends
45.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, slider outside off stump, left alone
45.5 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery from Permaul, Marsh defends
45.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh leans forward to defend
45.3 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Marsh cuts and picks out backward point
45.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, on the leg stump, Smith tucks it to backward square leg
45.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Smith defends
44.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, FOUR, on the leg stump, Marsh flicks it along the ground through mid-wicket
44.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, advances and defends the flighted delivery to cover
44.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flatter delivery just outside off stump, Marsh defends off the back foot
44.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Marsh leans forward to defend, but gets beaten
44.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends
44.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, on the leg stump, Smith works it to square leg
43.6 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, quicker delivery on the leg stump, punched to mid-on, a fumble allows the run
43.5 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
43.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 1 run, tucks it with the spin through square leg
43.3 -
Permaul to S Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Smith advances and tucks it into the on-side
43.2 -
Permaul to S Smith, FOUR, in the airrrr and just over mid-off. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Smith advances and goes for the lofted drive, hit flat and hit well, Roach jumps high but it evades him
43.1 -
Permaul to S Smith, no run, flatter delivery just outside off stump, Marsh defends off the back foot
Veerasammy Permaul [10.0-1-47-0] is back into the attack
42.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, slider on the shorter side, Marsh thinks about cutting it, but lets it go
42.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, on the off stump, Marsh defends
42.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, peach! Marsh plays inside the line of this flighted delivery and gets beaten, the ball almost shaves the off stump
42.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Marsh defends off the front foot
42.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, 1 run, advances and works it to mid-on
42.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Smith, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Smith flicks it to short mid-wicket
Welcome back for the final session. Brathwaite to open the bowling
Tea, Day 3: West Indies bowled a tight line after lunch and kept both Warner and Marsh very quiet, but the duo upped the ante after playing themselves in. At one stage, they scored 30 runs off three overs as both played some aggressive shots. Warner reached his 14th Test fifty, before Marsh recorded his 4th. However, the former was dismissed soon after as he mis-hit a Roach bumper. Smith joined Marsh and played sensibly as Australia stretched their lead to 316.
41.6 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Marsh advances and drives it straight to extra-cover
41.5 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, FOUR, short and outside off stump, Marsh goes on the back foot and punches it hard through extra-cover for four
41.4 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Marsh cuts it to point
41.3 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, short and spinning away outside off stump, Marsh thought about cutting it but let it go in the end
41.2 -
Blackwood to S Smith, 1 run, on the leg stump, Smith tucks it to to square leg
41.1 -
Blackwood to S Smith, byes, FOUR, over the wicket to Smith, flighted delivery spinning past the leg stump, Smith tries to glance it fine after moving across the stumps, but fails to make contact and the ball beats Ramdin as well
40.6 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh lets it go by
40.5 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, Marsh covers the sticks and shoulders arms
40.4 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, full and outside off stump, Marsh mistimes the drive to cover
40.3 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends off the back foot
40.2 -
Roach to S Smith, 1 run, full and down the leg-side from wide of the crease, glanced to fine leg
40.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Smith defends off the back foot
39.6 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, short and spinning away outside off stump, Marsh mistimes the cut into the off-side
39.5 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends off the front foot
39.4 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Marsh punches it to cover
39.3 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, shortish and outside off stump, punched to cover
39.2 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, short and spinning away outside off stump, guided to backward point
39.1 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Marsh defends off the front foot
38.6 -
Roach to S Smith, 2 runs, once again Roach angles into Smith, who gets an inside edge to deep square leg as he looks to work it on the on-side, calls for two and makes his ground
38.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, hit on the pad, appeal for LBW, but it's turned down by umpire Ian Gould and rightly so. Good length delivery on the stumps, delivered from wide of the crease, Smith misses the flick and gets hit on the front pad but it was sliding down
38.4 -
Roach to S Smith, FOUR, off the mark in style. Full and outside off stump, Smith leans forward and drives it along the ground through cover, the fielder gives chase but loses the race
38.3 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Smith defends
38.2 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, yorker on the off stump, Smith digs it out
38.1 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, on the off stump, Smith drives it to mid-on
37.6 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh defends well off the front foot
37.5 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, FOUR, takes a step forward and takes it on the full, flicks it wide of mid-wicket and it runs away for four
37.4 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Marsh defends
37.3 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Marsh defends off the front foot
37.2 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, just outside off stump, Marsh offers a forward defence
37.1 -
Blackwood to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Marsh defends
36.6 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Smith defends off the front foot
36.5 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, back of a length from Roach, Smith defends
36.4 -
Roach to S Smith, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Smith hops across and defends
Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
36.3 -
Roach to Warner, out Caught by Ramdin!! He's mistimed that and he knew straightaway that he was in trouble. Warner didn't even bother to look at the ball after mis-hitting it. Short delivery outside off stump, the ball just moved away off the pitch, Warner goes for the pull, he had to fetch it, but slices it high in the air as he loses his bottom hand grip, Ramdin calls for it, comes forward and completes an easy catch. End of a fine 117-run opening stand. Warner c Ramdin b Roach 62(110) [4s-7 6s-1]
Roach to Warner, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
36.2 -
Roach to S Marsh, 3 runs, 4th Test fifty for Marsh and Clarke applauds from the dressing room. Full and on the leg stump, Marsh flicks it wide of mid-wicket and gets to the milestone
36.1 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends
35.6 -
Blackwood to Warner, FOUR, Blackwood drops it short again and Warner pulls him over mid-wicket for four
35.5 -
Blackwood to Warner, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Warner leans forward and defends
35.4 -
Blackwood to Warner, no run, slider just outside off stump, Warner defends
35.3 -
Blackwood to Warner, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Warner defends
35.2 -
Blackwood to Warner, no run, very full and outside off stump, Warner digs it out
35.1 -
Blackwood to Warner, SIX, shortish and spinning away outside off stump, Warner rocks back and pulls it hard over wide long-on. First six for Warner and he attacks Blackwood straightaway
Jermaine Blackwood, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
34.6 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto pad and it rolls into the off-side
34.5 -
Roach to S Marsh, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Marsh tucks it to backward square leg
34.4 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Marsh lifts his bat and lets it go
34.3 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, yorker length delivery way outside off stump, Marsh tries to squeeze it out but misses
34.2 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh drives it to mid-off
34.1 -
Roach to Warner, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Warner flicks it to mid-wicket
33.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Marsh defends it into the on-side
33.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, width on offer outside off stump, Marsh guides it to backward point
33.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Marsh defends off the front foot
33.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, shortish and spinning away outside off stump, Marsh punches it into the off-side
33.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, on the off stump, Marsh leans forward to keep this out
33.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Marsh defends off the front foot
32.6 -
Roach to Warner, no run, full and outside off stump, Warner drives it to the right of the bowler
32.5 -
Roach to Warner, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Warner lifts his bat and lets it go
32.4 -
Roach to Warner, no run, short and wide outside off stump, left alone
32.3 -
Roach to Warner, no run, driven firmly and straight to cover
32.2 -
Roach to Warner, no run, full and outside off stump, Warner goes for the drive and misses
32.1 -
Roach to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Warner defends off the back foot
31.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Warner cuts it to backward point
31.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Warner defends
31.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, no run, on the off stump, Warner punches it to mid-wicket
31.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, no run, uppish but safe. Short and spinning away outside off stump, Warner goes for the cut, gets a thick outside edge and it drops short of backward point
31.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, no run, sharp turn, but Warner lets it go. That bounced a lot as well
31.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, no run, very full and outside off stump, Warner digs it out
30.6 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh drives with one hand and picks out Holder
30.5 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, excellent looking front foot drive but straight to mid-off
30.4 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, edged but doesn't carry to Ramdin. Short of a length delivery wide outside off stump, Marsh looks to cut but gets an under edge and it goes on the bounce to the keeper
30.3 -
Roach to S Marsh, FOUR, good shot. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Marsh waits for the ball and guides it late past gully for four. 100 up for Australia
30.2 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Marsh defends
30.1 -
Roach to Warner, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Warner stands tall and punches it to sweeper cover, 14th Test fifty for Davey Warner and his team-mates applaud him from the dressing room
Kemar Roach [3.0-1-8-0] is back into the attack
29.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, 1 run, tucks this flighted delivery to short mid-wicket and takes a quick single
29.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, 1 run, driven towards extra-cover, makes a half-stop diving to his left
29.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, advances and drives it to extra-cover
29.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Marsh defends and sends it towards backward point
29.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, 1 run, on the leg stump, Warner glances it to backward square leg
29.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to Warner, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Warner leans forward to defend
28.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Warner drives it to mid-off for a quick single
28.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, on the leg stump, Warner turns it into the on-side
28.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, short of length outside off stump, Warner punches it into the off-side
28.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Warner drives it to mid-off
28.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, this one takes the outside edge as it goes across Warner, but he played with soft hands and it doesn't carry to gully
28.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, full and outside off stump, Warner drives it to cover
Over the wicket now
27.6 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends
27.5 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, this one goes on with the arm, Marsh defends and gets an inside edge and it rolls into the on-side
27.4 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, bit of extra bounce on this flighted delivery, Marsh stands tall and defends
27.3 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends
27.2 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, down the leg-side, Marsh tries to help it on its way but misses
One slip in place
27.1 -
Kraigg Brathwaite to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends
Kraigg Brathwaite, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Drinks are on the field now
26.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, yorker on the leg stump, Warner digs it out
26.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, yorker length delivery outside off stump, Warner digs it out
26.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, FOUR, great shot. Short and angling into the left-hander, Warner allows the ball to come, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and guides it through gully
26.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Warner defends off the back foot
26.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, 2 runs, cracking shot. Full and wide outside off stump, Warner reaches out and square-drives the ball through cover-point
26.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, 2 runs, runs continue to flow for the visitors. Full and outside off stump, Warner drives it through cover, where Holder dives to his right and gets a finger on it
Australia have scored 30 runs off the last three overs
25.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, byes, FOUR, oopsy! That's gone right through Ramdin's legs. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Marsh plays inside the line and gets beaten, the ball keeps low and beats the keeper
25.5 -
Permaul to S Marsh, SIX, lovely hit! Flighted delivery on the off stump, Marsh advances and muscles it back over the bowler's head for a maximum
25.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, FOUR, too short and wide outside off stump, Marsh reaches out and cuts it through short third man for four
25.3 -
Permaul to Warner, 1 run, shortish and on the leg stump, Warner pulls it through backward square leg
25.2 -
Permaul to Warner, FOUR, excellent shot from Davey Warner, he has shifted gears. He had to take big strides to get to the pitch of the ball, did so and punched it nicely along the ground through extra-cover
25.1 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 1 run, advances and works the flighted delivery to long-on
24.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Warner goes for the drive and gets a thick edge that rolls to backward point
24.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Marsh glances it to fine leg
24.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, full and on the off stump, Marsh mistimes the flick into the off-side
24.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, Marsh gets his front foot across the line a bit, this short of length delivery keeps low but Marsh manages to keep it out
24.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, full and angling in, Marsh flicks it to mid-on
24.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends it to backward point
23.6 -
Permaul to Warner, FOUR, the reverse-sweep, a brave hit against a spinning ball, Warner sends it through backward point for four
23.5 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, shortish and staying low outside off stump, Warner looks to cut but misses. Ramdin fails to glove it cleanly
23.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 1 run, dances down the track and nudges the flighted delivery into the on-side
23.3 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh flicks it to mid-wicket
23.2 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, on the leg stump, nudged to mid-wicket
23.1 -
Permaul to S Marsh, FOUR, good use of the feet and he smashed that. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Marsh advances and drives it hard through extra-cover
22.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, 2 runs, nice hit, gets on top of the bounce and guides the short of length delivery past backward point
22.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Warner hops and tucks it into the on-side
22.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Warner pushes it to point
22.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Warner shoulders arms
22.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Warner tries to tickle it on its way but misses
22.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Warner tucks it to backward square leg, puts pressure on the fielder and gets back for the second. The throw almost took him out but he did well to evade. Fifty up for Australia
Jerome Taylor [4.0-2-5-0] is back into the attack
21.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 2 runs, advances and flicks the flighted delivery past leg gully to fine leg
21.5 -
Permaul to Warner, 1 run, pushed through outside off stump, Warner taps it to point for a quick single
21.4 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Warner defends from the crease
21.3 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 1 run, on the leg stump, Marsh glances it to backward square leg
21.2 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, this one drifts away and then spins back in to hit Marsh on the pad, impact was outside off stump though
21.1 -
Permaul to Warner, 1 run, shortish and on the leg stump, Warner pulls it to deep square leg
Holder is off the field now
20.6 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Marsh drives it to the left of the bowler
20.5 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, over the wicket now, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends
20.4 -
J Holder to Warner, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Warner tucks it to square leg
20.3 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Warner defends
20.2 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Warner stands tall and defends
20.1 -
J Holder to Warner, FOUR, poor ball. Short and wide outside off stump, Warner frees his arms and cuts it late through gully and there was no one at third man
19.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Marsh gets down on one knee and misses the sweep, the ball hits him on the flap of the pad
19.5 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, pushed through outside off stump, defended off the back foot
19.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, Marsh steps out and flicks it to mid-wicket
Short leg and leg gully in place
19.3 -
Permaul to Warner, 1 run, advances and drives it to extra-cover
19.2 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, on the off stump, Warner manages to defend
19.1 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Warner defends off the front foot
18.6 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, length delivery just outside off stump, Marsh defends off the front foot
18.5 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Marsh shoulders arms
18.4 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, beaten! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Marsh plays inside the line and is beaten on the outside edge
18.3 -
J Holder to Warner, 1 run, Warner plays the hook shot, it's not controlled though as it came quickly onto him, a good bumper from Holde, but Warner manages to keep it along the ground as it goes to deep square leg
18.2 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, good leave, covers the off stump and lets it go
18.1 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Warner defends off the back foot
17.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 2 runs, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Marsh clips it to deep mid-wicket
17.5 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, Marsh races down the track once again, but Permaul keeps him calm by dragging his length back
17.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, similar ball and a similar result, straight to short mid-wicket
17.3 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, advances and flicks the flighted delivery to short mid-wicket
17.2 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, spinning back in, Marsh gently works it towards short leg
17.1 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Marsh defends
16.6 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, hit on the pad but it was snaking down the leg-side
16.5 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, beaten once again, this time Warner plays inside the line of this short of length delivery and the ball almost takes the outside edge
16.4 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, pokes and almost edges it to the keeper. This one angles in and then nips away, Warner looks to defend, is beaten all ends up but the away movement
16.3 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Warner shoulders arms
16.2 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Warner lifts his bat and lets it go
16.1 -
J Holder to S Marsh, 1 run, overpitched and on the stumps, Marsh flicks it away through mid-wicket
15.6 -
Permaul to Warner, 2 runs, edged but doesn't carry and it goes through Darren Bravo at slip. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Warner pokes and gets an outside edge that runs away to third man
15.5 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, this one drifts away and then spins back in sharply, Warner is cramped on the cut but somehow manages tp chop it into the off-side
15.4 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, on the off stump, Warner defends
15.3 -
Permaul to Warner, FOUR, great use of the feet, Warner advances and gets close to the pitch of this flighted delivery and drives it all along the ground through cover
15.2 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, hit on the pad but it was spinning and bouncing too much, Warner couldn't defend that flighted delivery off the front foot
15.1 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Warner leans forward and defends
14.6 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, back of a length again, Marsh hops and defends
14.5 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends off the back foot
14.4 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, nice and full outside off stump, Marsh drills it to mid-off
14.3 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, on the off stump, Marsh gets behind the line and defends
14.2 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, full and outside off stump, Marsh drives it into the off-side
14.1 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Marsh lets it go
13.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 1 run, shortish and spinning back in, worked to short fine leg
13.5 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, on the leg stump, nudged into the on-side
13.4 -
Permaul to Warner, 1 run, in the airrrr and just over the fielder. Warner advances and looks to loft it over the bowler's head, mistimes it and the ball just evades mid-off, who was running back
13.3 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Warner defends
13.2 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Warner defends off the front foot
13.1 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 1 run, down the leg-side, Marsh glances it to short fine leg for a quick single, Warner races across to the striker's end, Ramdin collects the throw and has a shy at the bowler's end, but it was a wayward throw, the second run was on but Warner ran the first deep and he was a long way back
12.6 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, length ball just outside off stump, Warner defends
12.5 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Warner looks to push off the front foot, gets an inside edge onto pad
12.4 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, gets right behind the line of this short of length delivery and defends off the back foot
12.3 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Warner defends off the back foot
12.2 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Warner takes his bat out of the way and he lets it go
12.1 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, shout for caught behind, but not given and rightly so. Short of a length delivery down the leg-side, Warner tries to tickle it on its way but misses, the ball brushes the thigh pad en route to the keeper
11.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, on the leg stump, Marsh works it into the on-side
11.5 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 2 runs, short enough for Marsh to hang back and punch, Holder fumbles at short mid-wicket
11.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, allows the ball to spin back in, there was a bit of extra bounce and Marsh nudged this towards short fine leg
11.3 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, spinning back in, Marsh works it to short leg
11.2 -
Permaul to Warner, 1 run, on the leg stump, Warner nudges it past short leg
11.1 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Warner tucks it to mid-wicket
Welcome back for the second session. Permaul to begin proceedings
When Australia resumed their second essay, Warner and Marsh employed a cautious approach and the duo left deliveries more often than not. Roach bowled comparitively better than the first innings and had the ball swinging both ways. Taylor, yet again, was brilliant with the ball as he almost got the wicket of Warner. Australia are on top at the moment and West Indies will have to fight really hard if they are to win this Test match. It will be testing times for the caribbean bowlers though as the visitors have a big lead. Let's see if they can make some inroads. We will bring you the post-lunch session with the same energy and enthusiasm. Stay tuned!
Lunch, Day 3: Australia came out with a confident approach thinking that they could bowl out the West Indies early and enforce the follow-on. However, that wasn't the case as Holder and Roach stitched a 77-run stand for the ninth wicket. It got frustrating for the Australians as they found it hard to trouble the settled duo. Holder smacked the pacers all over the park and at one point he looked like getting a century. It needed two brilliant deliveries from Hazlewood to wrap up the innings. Hazlewood also claimed his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket while at it.
10.6 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends
10.5 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, length ball angled across, Marsh shoulders arms
10.4 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone
10.3 -
J Holder to S Marsh, 2 runs, overpitched outside off stump, Marsh drives along the ground through cover
10.2 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Marsh defends and gets a thick inside edge that rolls towards square leg
10.1 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Marsh defends off the back foot
9.6 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, shortish and on the off stump, Warner nudges it to short leg
9.5 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, on the off stump, Warner defends off the front foot
9.4 -
Permaul to Warner, no run, Warner steps out and blocks it back to the bowler
9.3 -
Permaul to S Marsh, 1 run, waits for the ball to spin back in and works it through mid-wicket
9.2 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, flatter in trajectory, defended off the back foot
9.1 -
Permaul to Warner, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Warner clips it towards mid-wicket
8.6 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Marsh gets forward and blocks it back to the bowler
8.5 -
J Holder to S Marsh, no run, on a good length and outside off from round the wicket, Marsh lets it go to the keeper
8.4 -
J Holder to S Marsh, FOUR, half-volley outside off, Marsh acknowledges the gift and essays an excellent cover drive, he leans into the drive and times it to perfection, not even a single soul moved on the field, just stand and admire stuff from Marsh
8.3 -
J Holder to Warner, 1 run, over the wicket and angles it into the pads, Warner clips it to backward square leg and gets across to the other end
Warner pulls back at the last moment. Not sure what distracted him. Maybe he wasn't ready
8.2 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery and wide of off, Warner shoulders arms at it
8.1 -
J Holder to Warner, no run, round the wicket comes Holder, short of length and just outside off, defended
Jason Holder, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
West Indies batting hero, Holder into the action with the ball
7.6 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, loopy delivery outside off, Marsh walks across slightly and blocks
7.5 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Marsh lunges forward and blocks
7.4 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, floated on middle and off, Marsh turns it to FSL
7.3 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, shortish on middle and leg, keeps low but Marsh manages to clip it straight to mid-wicket
7.2 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, punches back to the bowler
7.1 -
Permaul to S Marsh, no run, short and spinning back in, Marsh gets across and turns it to the leg-side
Veerasammy Permaul, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, tad fuller and wide of off, Warner watches it sail through to the keeper
6.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, blocked
6.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, Warner is beaten all ends up, that's a peach of a delivery from Jerome Taylor, pitches it on a good length and gets it to jag back sharply, one of those unplayable deliveries, Warner was looking to play the cut, missed it by a long way, that wasn't too far away from the off-stump too, good take from Ramdin diving to his right
6.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Warner knocks it to wide of mid-off
6.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, on a good length and swinging away late, Warner pushes forward tentatively, gets a thick outside edge, Holder at gully dives to his left and saves a certain boundary
6.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, round the wicket, full and just outside off, driven straight to cover-point
5.6 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, back of a length delivery and angling away from the left hander, Marsh leaves
5.5 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, fuller and outside off, driven straight to cover
5.4 -
Roach to S Marsh, FOUR, full and wide, gets the deserved treatment, Marsh leans forward and drives it handsomely to the deep extra-cover fence, superb timing and power on that occasion
5.3 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, fraction fuller and outside off, Marsh shoulders arms
5.2 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, Roach pitches it fuller and gets it to angle into the pads, Marsh came forward to push at it and gets an inside edge that hits him in the midriff. Gee! That must have hurt. He is in some pain now, as I type this, he gets ready and is raring to go again
5.1 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, short of length wide of off, left alone to the keeper
4.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Warner drives it straight to cover
4.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, Taylor angles it into the left hander from round the wicket, he delivers it on middle and leg, Warner is solid in his front foot defence
4.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Warner gets across slightly, presents the full face of the bat and defends it back to the bowler
4.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, full pacy delivery outside off, Warner stays inside the line and lets it go
4.2 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, fullish and swaying outside off, Warner decides to let it go
4.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, fuller and outside off, Warner initially decided to play at it, drags his bat back at the last moment
3.6 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, short and wide of off, left alone
3.5 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, length delivery and angling away outside off, Marsh watches it sail through to the keeper
3.4 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, on a good length and swinging back in a tad, Marsh was beaten all ends up, he was looking to swipe across the line and is beaten, wears it on the thigh pad
3.3 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Marsh presses forward and blocks it to the left of mid-off
3.2 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, back of a length delivery and angling away from Marsh, he shoulders arms at it
3.1 -
Roach to S Marsh, no run, over the wicket, short and wide of off, Marsh lets it go through to the keeper
2.6 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, pitched up outside off, Warner blocks it off the front foot
2.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, 2 runs, tad fuller and outside off, Warner leans forwar and drives it towards sweeper cover for a brace
2.4 -
Jerome Taylor to Warner, no run, on a length and angling into the left hander, Warner gets half forward and blocks
2.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, 1 run, fuller and swaying into the pads, Marsh flicks it behind square on the on-side for a single
2.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, good length delivery outside off, Marsh lifts his bat and lets it go
2.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, round the wicket comes Taylor, swung back in sharply from a fuller length and beats the flick of Marsh, he gets hit on the pad as he falls over, there was a loud appeal but the umpire was unmoved, maybe the ball swung a little too much, replays suggest that the ball was going down leg, Marsh got out in the same fashion in the first innings
1.6 -
Roach to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery and again nips back off the seam, Warner was looking to drive, is beaten by the sharp movement back into the him, the ball hits the thigh pad but the impact was too high
1.5 -
Roach to Warner, no run, good length and outside off, Warner drives it to cover
1.4 -
Roach to Warner, no run, back of a length and going down leg, Warner looks to flick it, misses
1.3 -
Roach to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery that nipped back off the seam to cut Warner into half. The batsman had no clue about it and it almost shaved the off stump
1.2 -
Roach to Warner, FOUR, fuller length swinging away and inviting the drive, Warner tries to drive, gets an outside edge, as it scurries past the second slip fielder for a boundary
1.1 -
Roach to Warner, no run, good length delivery and swinging back in, Warner comes forward and leaves it alone, the ball hits the left thigh pad and goes to the keeper. The impact was very high and West Indies did not appeal for LBW
Kemar Roach, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Marsh leaves it
0.5 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, length ball outside off, Marsh pushes it to backward point
0.4 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, 2 runs, from around the wicket, Taylor bowls a half-volley, Marsh drives it through cover for a brace
0.3 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, full and outside off, Marsh drives it to mid-off
0.2 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, Taylor gets searing bounce from back of a length to get big on Marsh and beat the outside edge. Marsh somehow managed to drop his hands at the last moment
0.1 -
Jerome Taylor to S Marsh, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Marsh defends it towards point
S Marsh and Warner are at the crease. S Marsh is on strike. Jerome Taylor will open the attack
So that's it from us then. Lot more cricketing action coming up your way. Looking forward to your company on another day. Take care, goodbye!
Hazlewood: "There was always something for the bowlers if you put it in the right areas. we bowled well as a group and new ball is the key in these sort of wickets. To get a crack first up and do well throughout the series was good. I think these two games are a perfect build-up to the Ashes and we'll be ready when we get there."
Josh Hazlewood is the Man of the Series for claiming 12 wickets in 2 Tests which includes a five-wicket haul as well.
Clarke: "I thought the boys played really well. Credit to West Indies, I thought they fought really hard throughout the series, but our bowlers were very good today. The whole attack bowled really well throughout the series. The support we had from the Australians was outstanding. I am really happy to win two Test matches away from home. Our goal as a team is to be more consistent away from home. We are looking forward to the cricketing season ahead."
Ramdin: "Australia are one of the toughest teams to play against at the moment. Our young guys have to take a lot of experience out of it. We showed some fight, but we needed to do well. Young Bishoo bowled in Dominica and Jerome Taylor was very good to watch here. We need to look at the weak areas and correct them. We need to go back to the drawing board and improve as a team. We showed some good character but we need to improve."
Smith: "It was nice to score a few runs in this game and contribute to the win for Australia. The boys played well throughout the series and it was nice to wrap it up 2-0. I thought our bowlers bowled extremely well to take 40 wickets. Now we are all looking forward to the Ashes."
Steven Smith is the Man of the Match for his composed knock of 199 in 361 deliveries.
In reply, West Indies once again faltered with the bat as their top-order was completely blown away. If not for Holder's brilliant counter-attacking fifty, the visitors would have had the chance to enforce follow-on. Australia then took their time and upped the ante in the second innings. Warner, Marsh and Smith scored fifties before Clarke made a bold declaration. Once West Indies lost two quick wickets, West Indies were never really in the hunt as they were chasing a big score.
Opting to bowl first, West Indies were off to a bright start as Taylor removed Warner and Marsh very early. Taylor's opening spell read five overs, five maidens and two wickets. However, the Aussie run machine - Steve Smith - once again came to their rescue and played a majestic innings. He held the innings together, but was unfortunate to miss out on a double-hundred as Taylor bowled a brilliant inswinging yorker to dismiss him on 199. He became the third Australian to be dismissed on 199. Eventually, Australia were bowled out for 399.
Earlier, chasing 392, West Indies lost both openers in the first over of the innings yesterday. The Australian bowlers were relentless today morning as well. Starc knocked over Dowrich, before Hazlewood dismissed Bravo. Blackwood played a lazy shot to be out to Hazlewood. Johnson went through the defences of Hope and Watson removed Holder soon after.
Having lost 5 wickets for 56 runs in the morning session, West Indies were down and out and Australia completed the formalities after the lunch break. Johnson removed skipper Ramdin, who was fighting it out with Permaul and then Lyon came on to dismiss Roach and Taylor off successive balls and signed off in style.
Australia have won the series 2-0. They are very happy and why not. This is just the perfect build-up the Aussies wanted before the Ashes. They congratulate each other and now the West Indies team comes down to shake hands with their opponents. Darren Lehmann looks a happy man. Michael Clarke and his team-mates wave to the crowd to acknowledge the applause. Australia had already retained the Frank Worrell Trophy after winning the first game in Dominica and this win proves that they are a quality side away from home as well.
41.6 -
Lyon to Jerome Taylor, out Bowled!! That's it! Two-in-two for Nathan Lyon and Australia have won by 277 runs. Ugly shot from Taylor. Flighted delivery pitching outside off stump, Taylor plays a wild slog, misses and the ball shatters the stumps. Jerome Taylor b Lyon 0(1)
Lyon to Jerome Taylor, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Jerome Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease
41.5 -
Lyon to Roach, out Caught by S Smith!! Appeal for a bat-pad catch and umpire Ian Gould nods. That is a dolly for Smith at short leg. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Roach leans forward to defend, gets an inside edge onto pad, it lobs up and Smith accepts the offer. West Indies are nine down now. Roach c S Smith b Lyon 3(9)
Lyon to Roach, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
41.4 -
Lyon to Roach, no run, spinning sharply this time, Roach lets it go, Haddin takes it down the leg-side
41.3 -
Lyon to Roach, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Roach defends
41.2 -
Lyon to Roach, no run, spinning down the leg-side
41.1 -
Lyon to Roach, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Roach defends and gets an inside edge that rolls towards mid-wicket
Nathan Lyon [6.0-2-12-0] is back into the attack
40.6 -
Johnson to Roach, 1 run, tucked uppishly, just wide of the man at short leg, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Roach manages to send it to mid-wicket
40.5 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Roach defends
Three slips and a gully now
40.4 -
Johnson to Roach, 2 runs, good length delivery outside off stump, Roach defends it towards mid-off, the fielder fumbles and allows Roach to open his account
40.3 -
Johnson to Roach, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Roach stands tall and hops
Kemar Roach, right handed bat, comes to the crease
40.2 -
Johnson to Ramdin, out Caught by Clarke!! Well taken by the skipper at second slip. Nothing but a short of length delivery outside off stump, just a hint of away swing on this one, Ramdin pokes at it and gets a thick edge, Clarke dives forward and to his right to take a good low catch. End of a gritty 49-run stand Ramdin c Clarke b Johnson 29(74) [4s-3]
Johnson to Ramdin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
40.1 -
Johnson to Permaul, 1 run, starts off with a bumper on the leg stump, Permaul hops and fends, gets a glove on it and it rolls to fine leg
Mitchell Johnson [7.0-1-19-1] is back into the attack
39.6 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, back of a length delivery swinging back in, punched to mid-on
39.5 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Ramdin defends off the back foot
39.4 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, full and outside off stump, Ramdin goes for the drive but mistimes it to mid-off
39.3 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Ramdin defends off the back foot
39.2 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, bumper on the off stump, Ramdin drops his wrists and lets it go
39.1 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ramdin defends and gets an inside edge, the ball came back into Ramdin on that occasion
Back over the wicket
38.6 -
Starc to Ramdin, 1 run, back foot drive from Ramdin, short of length delivery outside off stump, Lyon dives to his right and makes a save
38.5 -
Starc to Permaul, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Permaul hops and tucks it towards square leg
38.5 -
Starc to Permaul, no ball, full and outside off stump, Permaul drives it to cover, Starc overstepped on that occasion
38.4 -
Starc to Permaul, byes, FOUR, full and down the leg-side, Permaul lets it go and it's too wide for Haddin
38.3 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Permaul dabs it to backward point
38.2 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Permaul fends it into the on-side
38.1 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Permaul gets an outside edge, but he played with soft hands and it goes on the bounce to gully
37.6 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, fullish and on the leg stump, Ramdin drives it towards mid-on
37.5 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, leg byes, FOUR, 100 up for the hosts. Short of a length delivery swinging down the leg-side, Ramdin gets his front foot across the stumps and gets into a bit of tangle as he looks to work this into the on-side, misses and it brushes the front pad before running away to the fine leg boundary
37.4 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, good length delivery angling into the right-hander, Ramdin defends off the back foot
37.3 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, FOUR, once again it goes through the vacant third slip region. Not sure why Clarke doesn't have a man there though. Good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Ramdin pushes hard at it and gets a thick edge that runs away for four
37.2 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, leg byes, 2 runs, short of length delivery swinging back in, Ramdin misses the glance, the ball rolls off the thigh pad and rolls to fine leg
37.1 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, outside off stump, Ramdin lifts his bat and lets it go
36.6 -
Starc to Permaul, FOUR, edgedddd but there is no one at third slip. Fullish and swinging away outside off stump, Permaul pushes hard at it, gets a thick edge, Clarke dives to his right but it evades him
36.5 -
Starc to Permaul, 2 runs, full delivery on the off stump, Permaul goes for the drive, gets a thick edge and it rolls to deep mid-wicket
36.4 -
Starc to Permaul, 2 runs, Permaul lofts Starc over mid-off, full and in the slot, but he didn't time it that well
36.3 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, yorker length delivery outside off stump, Permaul fails to squeeze it out
36.2 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, full and outside off stump, Permaul goes for a booming drive but only connects with thin air
36.1 -
Starc to Permaul, byes, FOUR, short of length delivery from round the wicket, it goes down the leg side and Haddin had no chance
35.6 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, swing and a miss. Full and outside off stump, Ramdin goes for the drive but gets beaten
35.5 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Ramdin keeps it out despite the ball keeping low
35.4 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Ramdin lofts it over the jumping fielder at extra-cover
35.3 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, 2 runs, full and swinging back in, Ramdin flicks it to deep mid-wicket
35.2 -
Hazlewood to Permaul, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Permaul hops and works it to backward square leg
35.1 -
Hazlewood to Permaul, no run, on a length and outside off, dabbed to backward point with a straight blade
Josh Hazlewood [7.0-4-9-2] is back into the attack
34.6 -
Starc to Ramdin, no run, on a good length and gets it to bounce just outside off, Ramdin prods forward to defend, he defends it awkwardly at the end, the ball bounced on the turf and hit him on the helmet
34.5 -
Starc to Ramdin, no run, brilliant yorker from Starc, keeps it full and gets it to swing in, the ball just missed the off stump by a small margin, Ramdin was looking to dig it out, doesn't get anywhere near to it
34.4 -
Starc to Ramdin, no run, fullish on off, Ramdin gets across slightly and drives it to mid-on
34.3 -
Starc to Permaul, 3 runs, pitched up and angling into the pads, Permaul clips it in front of square on the leg-side, Johnson gives the chase and hunts it down before it reached the fence
34.2 -
Starc to Ramdin, 1 run, full again, but this time Ramdin had enough width to drive, he leans forward and drives it through cover, Warner runs across and cuts it off
34.1 -
Starc to Ramdin, no run, fuller and angling into the right hander, Ramdin drives it to mid-off
We are back and so are the players. This might well be the final session of today's play
Blackwood, who scored a fighting fifty in the first innings, then played a lazy shot and dragged Hazlewood back onto the stumps. Just as Shai Hope was looking to build a partnership with skipper Denesh Ramdin, Mitchell Johnson got one to nip back in and knocked him over. Interestingly, Clarke removed Nathan Lyon and got Shane Watson into the attack, but the move worked well for the visitors as Jason Holder hit Watson straight to short mid-wicket. Veerasammy Permaul joined Ramdin and the duo survived a few nervy moments before lunch was taken.
Lunch, Day 4: Beginning the day at 16/2, West Indies needed to bat extremely well but the Australian bowlers were relentless and put them under serious pressure. Michael Clarke opened the attack with Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood and both bowlers continued from where they left yesterday, landing almost every ball in the corridor of uncertainty. Darren Bravo and Shane Dowrich began cautiously but Starc had the latter bowled through the gate with a lovely inswinger. With that early wicket, Australia tightened the screws even further and soon Hazlewood had Bravo caught well at gully.
33.6 -
Watson to Permaul, no run, just past the outside edge. Good length delivery outside off stump, once again the ball moves away off the deck, Permaul was looking to defend and it beat him comprehensively
33.5 -
Watson to Permaul, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Permaul guides it towards gully
33.4 -
Watson to Permaul, no run, fullish and swinging away outside off stump, Permaul shoulders arms
33.3 -
Watson to Permaul, no run, bit of extra bounce on this short of length delivery, but Permaul manages to handle it off the back foot
33.2 -
Watson to Ramdin, 1 run, angling into the right-hander, worked away to backward square leg
33.1 -
Watson to Ramdin, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Ramdin defends off the back foot
32.6 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, top delivery! Full and just outside off stump, Permaul looks to defend, the ball jags away off the seam and beats Permaul all ends up
32.5 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Permaul defends
32.4 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, short and outside off stump, Permaul lifts his bat and lets it go
32.3 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Permaul defends off the front foot
32.2 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Permaul defends off the back foot
32.1 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, round the wicket, full and swinging away outside off stump, Permaul plays a loose drive and gets beaten
31.6 -
Watson to Ramdin, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, softly turned into the on-side
31.5 -
Watson to Ramdin, no run, oh my word! How did that miss the off stump? Full and just moving away off the seam, it came in with the angle and then left Ramdin, who was comprehensively beaten on the off-drive. The ball almost shaved the off stump as well
31.4 -
Watson to Ramdin, no run, short and on the leg stump, Ramdin ducks under it
31.3 -
Watson to Ramdin, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Ramdin defends
31.2 -
Watson to Ramdin, no run, plays inside the line of this short of length delivery and lets it go
31.1 -
Watson to Ramdin, no run, good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Ramdin shoulders arms
30.6 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, back of a length and wide of off, Permaul stays inside the line and shoulders arms at it
30.5 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, fullish and outside off, left alone
30.4 -
Starc to Permaul, FOUR, short and wide of off, Permaul guides it between the slip cordon and gully, the ball rolls away to the third man fence
30.3 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, short of length and down the leg, Permaul looks to glance and misses
30.2 -
Starc to Permaul, FOUR, full and wide of off, Permaul slices the drive through point, he was rooted on the back foot, but he got went through the short as the line was very wide
30.1 -
Starc to Permaul, no run, Starc comes over the wicket and angles it away outside off, Permaul pokes at it and is beaten
Three slips, gully, short leg and a leg-gully in place
Mitchell Starc [8.0-4-11-3] is back into the attack
29.6 -
Watson to Ramdin, no run, good length delivery swinging back in, Ramdin manages to defend it off the front foot
29.5 -
Watson to Permaul, 1 run, banged in short down the leg, Permaul was surprised by it, he manages to turn it away to fine leg at the last instant
29.4 -
Watson to Permaul, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, blocked
Veerasammy Permaul, right handed bat, comes to the crease
29.3 -
Watson to J Holder, out Caught by Starc!! That's as simple as it gets. Such a soft dismissal and Watson is delighted. No heroics from Holder in the second innings, this was pitched on a good length and angled into the pads, Holder went through the flick as he was looking to work it through mid-wicket, he got the timing right but unfortunately Clarke set a trap for him, Starc at short mid-wicket accepts a simple opportunity, he didn't even move an inch on that occasion J Holder c Starc b Watson 1(9)
Watson to J Holder, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
29.2 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, Watson delivers it wide of off after pitching it on a good length, Holder leaves it all alone
29.1 -
Watson to Ramdin, 1 run, back of a length and on middle and leg, tucked to backward square leg for an easy single
28.6 -
Johnson to Ramdin, 1 run, fuller and Ramdin had enough width to go for the drive, he drove and the ball went past diving short cover, the duo steal a single as Smith hunts it down from extra cover
28.5 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, fullish and on the off-stump line, Ramdin defends it back to the bowler off the inside half of the bat
28.4 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, on a good length and just outside off, punched straight to short cover
28.3 -
Johnson to Ramdin, FOUR, poor delivery from Johnson, short and wide, Ramdin cuts and cuts hard behind square on the off-side, the ball raced away in a hurry
There are two catching fielders at short cover
28.2 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, length delivery just outside off, Ramdin hangs on the back foot and dead-bats it
28.1 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, length delivery just outside off, Ramdin punches it to the right of short cover where the fielder dives and stops
27.6 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, fuller delivery on the off, driven to mid-off
27.5 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, stifled appeal for lbw, pitched on a good length and angling into the pads, Holder was looking to flick and is beaten, the ball was sliding down leg by a healthy margin, umpire was unmoved
27.4 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, short of length and nowhere near the troubling line, Holder goes after it and is beaten by a long margin
27.3 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, pitched up outside off, Holder pushes it towards cover
27.2 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, length delivery outside off, dabbed to gully
27.1 -
Watson to J Holder, no run, over the wicket, on a good length and wide of off, Holder stays inside the line and shoulders arms at it
Shane Watson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
26.6 -
Johnson to J Holder, 1 run, pitched up and just outside off, Holder gets a thick inside edge on the forward defence, the ball rolls away to fine leg after escaping past the leg-stump, it wasn't too far away from the leg-stump, Johnson has his hands on his head
Jason Holder, right handed bat, comes to the crease
26.5 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, out Bowled!! That's a beauty from Johnson, he gets the reward for staying round the wicket, pitches it on a good length and gets it to tail back into the right-hander, Hope was pressing forward to defend, he was a little late and the ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and knocks the off-stump. What a sight for a fast bowler. Brilliant aggressive stuff from Australia, Johnson leaps high, pumps his fist and then goes for a celebratory run. Shai Hope b Johnson 16(36) [4s-2]
Johnson to Shai Hope, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
26.4 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, defended down the wicket
26.3 -
Johnson to Ramdin, 1 run, banged in short and swaying away from middle stump line, Ramdin jumps across slightly and turns it towards fine leg, for a single
26.2 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, bumper and swaying down the leg, Ramdin ducks and Haddin collects diving to his left, good take from the veteran
26.1 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, 1 run, back of a length delivery and angles it onto the pads, Hope pulls it behind square on the on-side and scampers across for an easy single
25.6 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, short and spinning back in, punches towards cover
25.5 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, over the wicket comes Lyon, flighted delivery on the stumps, nudged to mid-wicket
25.4 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, tossed up outside off, clipped to mid-wicket
25.3 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, defended off the front foot to a flighted delivery
25.2 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, Lyon comes round the wicket and floats it just outside off, Ramdin defends it of the front foot
25.1 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Hope clips it to mid-on for a single
24.6 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, short of length and angled outside off, Ramdin takes a step forward and looks to push at it, he is beaten by a long way, lots of oohs and aahs from the Aussies
24.5 -
Johnson to Ramdin, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, driven to deep extra cover for a brace
24.4 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, length delivery just outside off, defended down the wicket
24.3 -
Johnson to Ramdin, FOUR, short and wide and it gets the deserved treatment, Ramdin hangs on the back foot and cuts it in front of square on the off-side, perfect timing on that occasion, and that brings up the 50 for West Indies
24.2 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, back of a length and not a troubling line, Ramdin lifts his bat and lets it go
24.1 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, on a length and gets it to angle just outside off, Ramdin miscues the drive back to the bowler
23.6 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, given this one more air just outside off, Hope lunges forward and blocks it with a straight blade
23.5 -
Lyon to Ramdin, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Ramdin takes a step forward and works it wide of mid-on
23.4 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, tossed up on the off-stump, Ramdin leans forward and defends it
23.3 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, fuller and just outside off, defended down the wicket
23.2 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Ramdin prods forward and defends it
23.1 -
Lyon to Ramdin, no run, floated delivery outside off, Ramdin blocks it back to the bowler
22.6 -
Johnson to Ramdin, leg byes, 1 run, fuller and swaying into the pads from over the wicket, missed the tickle of Ramdin, the ball takes the pad and rolls behind square
22.5 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, length and wide of off, Ramdin was looking to slash it hard, missed it by a long way, Johnson stares at Ramdin but the latter doesn't even bother to respond
22.4 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, banged in short on middle and leg, Ramdin ducks underneath it safely
22.3 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, fuller and angling into the batsman, Ramdin drives it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-on where the fielder dives to his left and saves
22.2 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, tad fuller and outside off, Ramdin was going for the drive, gets an inside edge, the ball rolls back onto the turf
22.1 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, length delivery angling in on middle and off, Ramdin prods across and dead-bats it
21.6 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, fullish and just outside off, Hope lunges forward and blocks
21.5 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, Hope defends it off the back foot to a flighted delivery
21.4 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, floated on middle and leg, Hope flicks it to the on-side, short mid-wicket makes a diving save to his left
21.3 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, tossed up just outside off, blocked off the front foot
21.2 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, no run, flighted delivery on off, driven to mid-on
21.1 -
Lyon to Shai Hope, FOUR, short and wide of off, Hope rocks back and cuts it behind square on the off-side, Warner gives the chase but in vain
Nathan Lyon [3.0-2-6-0] is back into the attack
Drinks are on the field now
20.6 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, solid back foot defence to a back of a length delivery
20.5 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, leg byes, 1 run, short of length down the leg, Hope is beaten on the flick and wears it on the thigh pad, the ball rolls behind square as the duo sneak an extra
20.4 -
Johnson to Ramdin, 1 run, tight call from Hope. A direct hit would have been interesting though, this was on a length and angled just outside off, Ramdin defends it it off the back foot, the ball dribbles towards mid-off, Hope calls for a quick single and Ramdim hesitates and responds late, Warner has a shy at bowler's end but misses
20.3 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, on a length and on middle and off, Ramdin defends it back to the bowler
20.2 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, fuller and outside off, left alone to the keeper
Johnson had a brief chat with Clarke, maybe about the tactics on how to get Ramdin out from round the wicket
20.1 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, Johnson comes round the wicket and angles it outside off, Ramdin leaves it comfortably
19.6 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Hope presses across slightly and smothers the swing
19.5 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, length delivery on middle and off, Hope blocks it back to the bowler
19.4 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, 1 run, on a fuller length and angling into the batsman, Ramdin was looking to dig it out, he gets a thick inside edge, the ball escapes past the leg-stump, lucky that it didn't hit the stumps
19.3 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, 2 runs, Hazlewood pitches it slightly fuller and gives enough width for the batsman to drive, Ramdin leans forward and drives it through cover, Warner runs across and cuts it off
19.2 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, length delivery wide of off, it swung away late, left alone to the keeper but it wasn't too far away from the bat
19.1 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, 1 run, on a good length and on middle and leg, Hope walks across slightly and works it to the square leg region
18.6 -
Johnson to Ramdin, no run, short of length delivery and just outside off, Ramdin is solid in his front foot defence
18.5 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the hip, Hope pulls it to backward square leg and gets across to the other end
18.4 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, no run, Johnson drags his length back and delivers it just outside off, Hope comes forward and dead-bats it
18.3 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, no run, on a good length and angling away from the right hander, Hope shoulders arms at it
18.2 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, no run, on a good length and on middle and off, Hope presses forward and presents the straight bat as he defends it down the wicket
18.1 -
Johnson to Shai Hope, no run, fullish and wide of off, defended back to the bowler
Mitchell Johnson [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, length delivery and wide of leg, Ramdin leaves it to the keeper, good take by Haddin diving to his left
17.5 -
Hazlewood to Ramdin, no run, fuller and just outside off, blocked on the front foot
Denesh Ramdin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.4 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, out Bowled!! Well bowled Hazlewood, he gets the reward for being consistent and this is turning out to be a dream outing for the youngster. This wasn't quite a wicket taking delivery but Blackwood was caught on the crease. He was playing for the outswing indeed, it was full and just outside off, he goes for the drive, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball crashes into middle and leg. The replay suggests that Blackwood wasn't fully forward as well. Blackwood b Hazlewood 0(5)
Hazlewood to Blackwood, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
17.3 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, fuller and on the stumps, Blackwood manages to block it back to the bowler off the front foot
17.2 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, pitched up and shaping away outside off, Blackwood shoulders arms at it
17.1 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, full and angling in on off, Blackwood walks across slightly and defends it down the wicket
16.6 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, short of length and slanting away outside off, Hope lets it go
16.5 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length on off, defended back to the bowler
16.4 -
Starc to Shai Hope, FOUR, fuller and just outside off, Hope was looking to dig it out, he gets a thick outside edge that goes along the ground, the ball escapes past Clarke at second slip, Clarke was late to react on that occasion, lucky boundary that for Hope
16.3 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length and bit of extra bounce on this occasion, Hope lifts his bat and lets it go
16.2 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, short of length and gets it to shape away from the right hander, Hope stays inside the line and watches it sail through to the keeper
16.1 -
Starc to Shai Hope, 2 runs, fuller and wide of off, Hope throws his bat at it, he ends up slicing it, the ball rolls towards deep point, the duo sneak a brace
15.6 -
Hazlewood to Blackwood, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, blocked back to the bowler
Jermaine Blackwood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.5 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, out Caught by S Marsh!! Bravo is gone and Hazlewood gets the breakthrough, this was a key wicket and now Australia can sense that they can finish this early. On a good length and angling away from the left-hander, Bravo came forward looking to push at it, he plays at it without balance, the ball takes the thick outside edge and flies towards gully, Marsh pounces forward and takes a good low catch, good catching backed by a very good delivery. Marsh took a low catch yesterday to get rid of Chandrika and he's taken another one today. Darren Bravo c S Marsh b Hazlewood 11(49) [6s-1]
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
15.4 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, half-volley outside off, Bravo drives it to the left of short cover
15.3 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, bumper on middle and leg, Bravo ducks under it, no problems whatsoever
15.2 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Bravo was lunging forward to defend, he manages to block it awkwardly, in fact he gets a bottom edge on the defensive stroke
15.1 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, fuller delivery angling away wide of off, Bravo watches it carefully and shoulders arms at it
14.6 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off stump, Hope defends
14.5 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, 1 run, in the airrrrrr but just short of Mitch J at mid-on. Loose, really loose from Bravo. Maybe a Davey Warner would have caught it. Full and on the leg stump, Bravo checks his flick, ends up chipping it uppishly, Johnson dives forward but it drops short of him. He was a little late to react
Round the wicket
14.4 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, back of a length on the off stump, blocked nicely off the back foot
14.3 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length just outside off stump, Bravo defends off the back foot
14.2 -
Starc to Shai Hope, 1 run, bit of extra bounce and the edge is taken, but it doesn't carry to gully as Hope played that with soft hands. He surprised by the bounce on this short of length delivery as he tried to defend
14.2 -
Starc to Shai Hope, wide, way outside off stump, too wide even for Test match standards reckons umpire Richard Kettleborough
14.1 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, full and on the stumps, driven back to the bowler
13.6 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, length delivery and wide of off, Bravo stays inside the line and lets it go
13.5 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, on a good length and angling away from the left hander, Bravo guides it behind square on the off-side for a couple
13.4 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, 1 run, fullish and on the stumps, Hope looks to work it away, he gets a thick bottom edge and the ball dribbles to deep backward square leg, the batsmen scamper for a single
13.3 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, fuller and on the off, Hope drives it straight to Warner at mid-off
13.2 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, fullish and outside off, Hope defends it towards the slip cordon with soft hands
13.1 -
Hazlewood to Shai Hope, no run, fuller and just outside off, Hope blocks it off the front foot
12.6 -
Starc to Shai Hope, leg byes, 1 run, short of length and angling into the pads, Hope misses on the flick and wears it on the thigh pad, the ball rolls away to backward square leg, the duo sneak a leg bye in the meantime
12.5 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, on a fuller length and outside off, left alone
12.4 -
Starc to Shai Hope, no run, fuller delivery and gets it to swing back in sharply, Hope flicks and misses, loud appeal for lbw but is turned down and Australia reviewed in vain
Clarke has reviewed for LBW, Hope is the batsman, it was a full ball and shaping into the batsman, the ball hit him on the front boot, it was pitching outside leg and is missing the leg-stump by some distance, waste of a review from Australia, Strac was confident and that is why Clarke was forced to take the review
Shai Hope, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.3 -
Starc to Dowrich, out Bowled!! Brilliant delivery from Starc, Dowrich pays the price for staying on the back foot, it was pitched on a fuller length and swung back in sharply, Dowrich wasn't playing for the swing, he was looking to flick it away and misses, the ball clips the back pad and knocks the off-stump. In fact Starc appeals for LBW and the umpire raised the finger. Both were blinded by the batsman and missed that the ball hit the stumps. Dowrich b Starc 4(31)
Starc to Dowrich, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
12.2 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, full and outside off, blocked
12.1 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, byes, 1 run, short of length and angling away, too wide for Bravo to tickle, Haddin dives but couldn't save
11.6 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, 2 runs, this surely surprised Dowrich, Hazlewood got a bit of extra bounce on this ball, he pitches it short of length and gets it to shape away sharply outside off, Dowrich was hopping in the crease hanging his bat awakwardly, he gets a hit on the back arm as he closes his eyes, the ball bounces wide of Haddin and runs towards the third man region, Watson runs across and cuts it off
11.5 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, tad fuller and on the off, Dowrich prods forward and defends it down the wicket
11.4 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, fullish and swining into the pads, Dowrich misses on the flick, he wears it on the front foot, but the ball was doing too much on that occasion, it was clearly missing the leg-stump
11.3 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, on a good length and angling into the right hander, Dowrich is solid in his front foot defence
11.2 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, fuller delivery just outside off, Dowrich gets on the front foot and blocks
11.1 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, fuller and shaping away outside off, Dowrich lets it go to the keeper
10.6 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, back of a length and outside off stump, blocked off the back foot
10.5 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, good length and on the off stump at 143.9kph, Bravo covers the sticks and defends well
10.4 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, allows the short of length delivery to come and turns it gently into the on-side
10.3 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, nice and full on the stumps, Bravo defends
10.2 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, full and outside off stump, Bravo lets it go
10.1 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Bravo shoulders arms
9.6 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, once more Hazlewood hits a crack and gets it to move away sharply, Dowrich covers the stumps and shoulders arms
9.5 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, that's hit a crack and moved a lot, again it was well outside off stump and Dowrich wasn't interested in playing at it
9.4 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, bit more gas on this once from Hazlewood, probably he's warmed up now and he gets a bit of zip from the wicket. Short of a length and swinging away, the ball bounces extra and goes past Dowrich, who was looking to defend off the back foot
9.3 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, this one holds its line after initially shaping away, but it was well outside off stump and Dowrich let it go
9.2 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, harmless back of a length ball, which is handled easily off the back foot by Dowrich
9.1 -
Hazlewood to Dowrich, no run, gentle loosener outside off stump, bit of outswing on it as well but it was too wide to makde Dowrich play
Josh Hazlewood [1.0-1-0-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, fullish and outside off stump, this one jags back in off the deck, but Bravo shoulders arms
8.5 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Bravo shoulders arms and wears it on the thigh pad, impact was too high for an LBW shout
8.4 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, almost had him there. Clever bowling from Starc, after bowling a couple of deliveries away from the left-hander, he slants one back into Bravo, who was surprised by the ball coming into him, tries to play a hurried flick and gets an inside edge onto pad
8.3 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, full and shaping away from the left-hander, Bravo was just ball-watching on that occasion
8.2 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery shaping away outside off stump, Bravo lifts his bat and lets it go
8.1 -
Starc to Dowrich, 1 run, starts off with an inswinger on a good length, Dowrich clips it away nicely off the back foot through backward square leg
We are all set for the action to begin. The players are out in the middle. Starc will open proceedings with three slips, gully and short leg in place.
Pitch report: There are a few cracks on the pitch. The spinners would be a little tough to handle. They would get some extra bounce as well. Batsmen need to get onto the front foot to survive against the likes of Nathan Lyon.
On the other hand, Michael Clarke and Co. will be quietly confident of their show today. There is a lot of assistance from the pitch and the Aussie bowlers would back themselves to get wickets. Yesterday, in that short little period which lasted for 8 overs, they showed that they are not going to spray the ball around. Their line and length was perfect and West Indies can expect something similar today as well.
Things could have been much worse for the hosts as Darren Bravo had a great escape against Nathan Lyon. Thanks to Hawk-Eye, he got his LBW verdict overturned. Yes, Shai Hope and Shane Dowrich are very young at this level, but they need to show some courage and willingness to support the likes of Jermaine Blackwood and Jason Holder, who have impressed with the bat of late. Skipper Denesh Ramdin has not got a fifty in his last 7 innings and today would be a perfect occasion for him to get one. The bottom-line is simple. West Indies need to play out of their skin if they are to give Australia a fight.
It is a real Test of character for this young West Indies team today. Will they show some fight? Or, will they surrender to their opponents? Two dreadful shots put them under immense pressure as early as the first over of the innings yesterday. At a time when West Indies needed Kraigg Brathwaite, who has a reputation of playing long and hard, to show some maturity at the start, the Barbadian let his team down by going after a very wide ball. Just a few deliveries later, debutant Rajindra Chandrika, too eager to open his account in Test cricket, played more of a T20 shot to get out to Mitchell Starc for the second time in the game. With that, Chandrika also bagged a pair on debut.
Start of Day 4
West Indies will have to play some exceptional cricket tomorrow if they are to push the game into the final day. They need someone to bat like Jason Holder and take the attack to Australia. Maybe, Holder himself can be promoted up the order as he certainly has the ability to bat long. In fact he scored a hundred in the last series against England. But will West Indies make that bold move? Join us back tomorrow to find out. Until then, take care, goodbye!
Chasing 392, West Indies were off to the worst possible start as Mitchell Starc removed both openers, Kraigg Brathwaite and Rajendra Chandrika, for noughts in the very first over of the innings. Later, Darren Bravo was given out LBW to Nathan Lyon by umpire Ian Gould but surprisingly Hawk-Eye suggested that the ball would have bounced over the stumps and the decision was reversed. Both Bravo and Shane Dowrich then survived a few nervy moments as the Australian bowlers bowled in the right areas before stumps.
In reply, David Warner and Shaun Marsh got Australia off to a sensational start as the duo added over 100 runs for the opening wicket. Both reached fifties before being dismissed. Steve Smith then continued his good form and registered another fifty, his 11th in Tests and 9th score of 50 or more in his last 13 innings. Michael Clarke expectedly made an aggressive declaration to have a crack at West Indies for 8 overs before close of play.
At the start of the day, with West Indies having just two wickets in hand and trailing by over 250 runs, Australia would have entertained thoughts of bowling them out quickly and enforcing the follow-on, but Jason Holder hit a breezy fifty and counter-attacked in style to deny Australia that opportunity. He also shared a 77-run 9th wicket stand with Kemar Roach, before Josh Hazlewood picked up two quick wickets to close West Indies' first innings. In the process, he also recorded his second five-wicket haul in Tests.
Stumps, Day 3: Both Bravo and Dowrich will be happy to walk off the field. Australia gave nothing away in this little period of play and made West Indies work really hard. They continue to dominate proceedings in this test match and are looking very good to wrap this up tomorrow.
7.6 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, oh that almost shaved the off stump. Flighted delivery pitching on off stump and turning away, Bravo plays inside the line and gets beaten
7.5 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery spinning away outside off stump, Bravo looks to defend and gets beaten
7.4 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, SIX, brave hit, considering that this is the last over of the day. Flighted delivery very full, Bravo launches it over mid-off and it goes all the way
7.3 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, well outside off stump, left alone
7.2 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, tossed up from Lyon, Bravo defends
7.1 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Bravo defends
6.6 -
Johnson to Dowrich, no run, shortish and down the leg-side, Dowrich tries to fend, but it goes off the thigh pad to short leg
6.5 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Bravo misses the glance and it rolls off the thigh pad to fine leg
6.4 -
Johnson to Dowrich, leg byes, 1 run, Dowrich fails to tickle it, the ball brushes the thigh pad and beats Haddin's dive as well
6.3 -
Johnson to Dowrich, no run, length ball from Johnson, Dowrich dabs it towards cover
6.2 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, worked away to fine leg
6.2 -
Johnson to Darren Bravo, wide, bouncer from Johnson, Bravo ducks under it, but it's called a wide for height
6.1 -
Johnson to Dowrich, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Dowrich pushes it towards cover and opens his account
Mitchell Johnson, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, driven back to the bowler, end of an eventful over
5.5 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Bravo defends
5.4 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, slider on the stumps, Bravo leans forward to defend but misses and is hit in line with middle and off, it was a loud appeal from the Aussies and umpire Ian Gould raised his finger. Bravo reviewed it, luckily for him, Hawk-Eye showed that it was bouncing over the sticks. It was surprising though as no one thought height was an issue there. Although Bravo had a good stride forward, he was hit just below the knee-roll. Yes, the new ball tends to bounce more, but it didn't look as if it was going over. In fact, Hawk-Eye showed that it wouldn't have clipped the bails either. Mark Waugh on air says "I can't see how that's going over." Anyway, let's move on
Bravo has been given out LBW, it looked plumb but he's reviewed it after a thought. No issues with Lyon's footing, no inside edge, impact seems to be on middle and off. Bravo has a worried look on his face. Oh my word! Hawk-Eye shows that it's bouncing over the stumps. This is very interesting, but it's a great escape for Bravo.
5.3 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, very full and on the off stump, Bravo defends
Clarke and Haddin have a chat and they've moved mid-wicket to second slip
5.2 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter in trajectory, defended off the back foot to cover
5.1 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Bravo defends off the front foot
Slip and short leg in place
4.6 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, good leave. Good length pitching just outside off stump, Dowrich trusts the bounce and it goes through to Haddin at a good height
4.5 -
Starc to Dowrich, byes, FOUR, oh that's way down the leg side and Haddin had no chance. It swung and nipped off the seam as well
4.4 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, short delivery angling away from the right-hander, Dowrich drops his wrists and lets it go
4.3 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, bit of extra bounce for Starc on this short of length delivery, but Dowrich handles it well off the back foot
4.2 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off stump, Dowrich hops and defends
4.1 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Dowrich covers the stumps and lets it go
3.6 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, very full this time and Bravo is able to defend well off the front foot
3.5 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, turn and bounce. Nicely tossed up this time, Bravo leans forward to defend, but the ball spins away and beats the edge of the bat
3.4 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, quicker through the air, Bravo mistimes the punch to cover
3.3 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, dabs it with the spin towards point
3.2 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flatter in trajectory, Bravo punches it into the off-side
3.1 -
Lyon to Darren Bravo, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Bravo defends
Once again Lyon comes into the attack ahead of Johnson
Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, this one comes back into the right-hander, blocked to short leg
2.5 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, fullish and swinging away outside off stump, Dowrich shoulders arms
2.4 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, 146.3kph short of length delivery outside off stump, Dowrich stands tall and defends
2.3 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, play and a miss. Starc bowls the away-swinger, Dowrich plays inside the crease with no feet movement and gets beaten
2.2 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, full and way outside off stump, Dowrich lets it go
2.1 -
Starc to Dowrich, no run, short ball angling away from the right-hander, Dowrich drops his wrists and lets it go
1.6 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, just outside off stump, driven towards cover
1.5 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, once again Hazlewood bowls down the leg-side
1.4 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Bravo was just ball-watching on that occasion
1.3 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, good length delivery down the leg-side, Bravo shoulders arms, Haddin makes a diving save to his right
1.2 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, on a length and outside off stump, Bravo lifts his bat and lets it go
1.1 -
Hazlewood to Darren Bravo, no run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, left alone
Josh Hazlewood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Shane Dowrich, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.6 -
Starc to Rajindra Chandrika, out Caught by S Marsh!! Oh dear! Debutant Rajindra Chandrika bags a pair. No sir, that's not a shot to be playing in the first over of a Test innings. Starc has now got him twice in this Test match. Full and well outside off stump, Chandrika lunges forward to drive, he overbalances and was in no position to play, gets a thick edge and Marsh takes a good low grab at gully. West Indies have lost two wickets in just the first over. What an opening over for Australia. Rajindra Chandrika c S Marsh b Starc 0(2)
Starc to Rajindra Chandrika, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
0.5 -
Starc to Rajindra Chandrika, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Chandrika defends it into the on-side
0.4 -
Starc to Darren Bravo, 1 run, full and angling into the left-hander, Bravo flicks it through mid-wicket, Bravo is off the mark and so are West Indies
Darren Bravo, left handed bat, comes to the crease
No nightwatchman for West Indies.
0.3 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, out Bowled!! This is just the start Australia wanted after the declaration. Kraigg Brathwaite's poor run continues. His scores in the last few innings: 0, 25, 10, 15, 4 and now 0. Nothing but a full ball outside off stump, Brathwaite was not fully forward to drive this one, throws his hands at it, it was a little wide as well and he chops it back onto the stumps. Probably the ball just swung back into the right-hander on that occasion. Starc has a big smile on his face and why not. Straightaway, West Indies are under pressure! Kraigg Brathwaite b Starc 0(3)
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
0.2 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, this good length delivery pitches and holds its line, Brathwaite was looking to defend, he ended up playing inside the line and it went past the outside edge
0.1 -
Starc to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, straightaway Starc gets a lot of movement, inswinger, nips back in from back of a length and hits Brathwaite on the thigh pad
Kraigg Brathwaite and Rajindra Chandrika are at the crease. Kraigg Brathwaite is on strike. Starc will open the attack