Australia romped home to a massive 277-run victory over a hapless West Indies soon after lunch on Day 4 of the second Test at Jamaica. They had already retained the Frank Worrell Trophy with the win in the first Test, and have only consolidated their domination again. West Indies’ decline in Test cricket continued again, with the Australian pacers completing a second-innings rout to ensure a huge win. SCORECARD: West Indies vs Australia, 2nd Test at Kingston
Steven Smith continued his incredible form, following up his first-innings 199 with an unbeaten 54 in the second innings. Shaun Marsh and David Warner then joined the party in the second innings, scoring 69 and 62 respectively. Jerome Taylor was unable to follow up on his first innings spell of 6 for 47 in the second essay, as Australia declared at 212 for 2, setting West Indies a target of 392. BLOG: West Indies vs Australia, 2nd Test, Day 4 at Kingston
Though Jason Holder (82 not out) and Jermaine Blackwood (51) managed to show some semblance of a backbone in West Indies’ first innings, Denesh Ramdin’s 29 was the best any West Indian batsman could do in the final chase. Veerasammy Permaul was unbeaten on 23, but only two other batsmen got to double figures.
For Australia, it was again the pace bowlers who dominated the show. Josh Hazlewood snared 5 for 38 and 2 for 18, Mitchell Starc took four wickets in the match — including three in the second innings — while Mitchell Johnson and Shane Watson contributed as well. Nathan Lyon followed up his 3-wicket haul in the first innings by taking the last two wickets in the second innings.
Brief scores:
Australia 399 (Steven Smith 199, Michael Clarke 47; Jerome Taylor 6 for 47) and 212 for 2 (Shaun Marsh 69, David Warner 62, Steven Smith 54*; Kemar Roach 1 for 26) beat West Indies 220 (Jermaine Blackwood 51, Jason Holder 82*; Josh Hazlewood 5 for 38) and 114 (Denesh Ramdin 29; Mitchell Starc 3 for 34) by 277 runs.
Man of the Match: Steven Smith
(Shiamak Unwalla, a reporter with CricketCountry, is a self-confessed Sci-Fi geek and Cricket fanatic. His Twitter handle is @ShiamakUnwalla)
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