Welcome to news.com.au’s stay protection of Day 3 of the Second Test in Adelaide.
Australia continued to heap distress on the West Indies on the second day of play and had the vacationers in peril at 4/102 stumps.
It obtained even worse for the vacationers on Saturday because the Aussies snared two wickets within the first 14 balls to depart the delicate tail-end uncovered.
Having piled on 511 of their first innings, the Australian workforce’s greatest downside is predicted to be the warmth with the mercury anticipated to go previous 35C.
It means Australia will wish to get off the sector and into their dressing room as early as attainable.
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Australia declared shortly earlier than tea and unleashed their tempo battery on the highest order. Scott Boland regarded distinctive and stored the runs to a minimal, nevertheless it was Queenslander Michael Neser who did the early injury.
He picked up 2/14 in his first spell, earlier than skipper Steve Smith tried some spin.
Nathan Lyon made a critical assertion in simply his second ball with a ball turning as if it was a day 5 pitch. He struck with the primary ball of his second over — dismissing Jermaine Blackwood caught-and-bowled for 3.
The wicket put him previous Shane Warne’s all-time tally of 56 wickets on the Adelaide Oval, making the previous groundsman formally essentially the most profitable bowler on the iconic floor.
Neser over the covers for 4.
3.30pm – Wheels falling off for West Indies
The West Indies misplaced two wickets within the opening 14 balls on Day 3 in Adelaide to depart their marketing campaign on the brink.
Needing to discover a spark to maintain their hopes alive, the West Indies’ optimism will need to have disappeared inside the primary over when a foul mix-up value rising star Tagenarine Chanderpaul his wicket.
Mitchell Starc was good within the area and pulled off a direct hit after Chanderpaul deftly dropped the ball in direction of quick cowl with a delicate contact.
He took off for a fast single however was despatched again half-way down the pitch.
Starc’s arm made him pay.
The Aussie fast had one other wicket eight deliveries later when he dismissed Jason Holder for a duck.
It left the West Indies in all kinds at 6/102.
“What a tragedy for the West Indies and Chanderpaul,” Ricky Ponting stated on Channel 7.
“Looking to get off strike, looking to get up the other end. Drops and runs. Sent back by his partner. A good bit of work by Mitchell Starc will find him short of his ground. Disaster for the West Indies.”
1pm – Lyon joins the motion, overtakes Warne
It didn’t take lengthy for Nathan Lyon to make a press release on the Adelaide Oval on Day 2. The veteran spinner produced an enormous quantity of spin on his second supply, sending a worrying message to the Windies order early within the match.
He had new batsman Jermaine Blackwood in all kinds the subsequent over, prompting the No. 4 to pop the ball up into diving attain for the bowler.
It was the second caught-and-bowled of the innings.
Lyon arrived on the second Test equal with Shane Warne for wickets on the Adelaide Oval, which means the GOAT has now overtaken the lately handed away icon.
Lyon continued his harmful line instantly after, narrowly lacking Devon Thomas’ stumps after scraping the within edge.
