By CricketCountry Staff
West Indies will be fighting for survival against Australia on the third day of the final Test at Dominica, after being reduced to 165 for eight on the second day, trailing by another 163 runs.
Published: Apr 25, 2012, 07:07 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 25, 2012, 07:07 PM (IST)
Nathan Lyon (C) bagged three wickets for 49 runs on the second day © AFP
By CricketCountry Staff
Roseau: Apr 25, 2012
West Indies will be fighting for survival against Australia on the third day of the final Test at Dominica, after being reduced to 165 for eight on the second day, trailing by another 163 runs.
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon bagged three wickets for 49 runs to wreck the Caribbean batting order, barring Kieran Powell and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who played gritty knocks to prevent their side from bundling out from a paltry total.
Australia posted 328 in their first innings, propelled by Matthew Wade’s maiden Test ton.
Wade’s innings of 106 had rescued Australia from a perilous looking overnight score of 212-7 – they had been 169-7 at one point on the opening day.
Wade finally fell to the impressive Dominican-born spinner Shane Shillingford, who went on to snaffle Ben Hilfenhaus and finish with a career best 6-119 and make it a memorable experience for being the first Dominican to play a test on his home island.
It could have been so different had not Kemar Roach dropped Wade off his own bowling in his third over of the morning when the batsman had yet to add to his overnight score of 22.
The hosts did strike next ball, though, as a sharp piece of fielding by Kraigg Brathwaite ran out Mitchell Starc for a test career best of 35.
Wade upped the tempo as he approached his maiden Test fifty and brought it up with a sweep shot that yielded two runs. This mark having been reached Wade went on the attack with the highlight consecutive sixes off Shillingford.
Brief Score: Australia 328 all-out (Matthew Wade 106, David Warner 50; Shane Shillingford 6 for 119) lead West Indies 165 for 8 (Keiran Powell 40, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 34*, Ravi Rampaul 24*; Nathan Lyon 3 for 49) by 163 runs.
