AUS vs WI, 2nd Test: Windies pacers spoil Australia’s day in gripping pink-ball Test

The West Indies tail batted beautifully on Friday and adopted up in commanding style with the ball to stun Australia, who trails within the second Test by 35 runs after a top-order collapse necessitated a counter-attack on the Gabba in Brisbane.

Leading 1-0 within the two-game collection, the house aspect recovered from 24-4 to boldly declare 22 runs behind at 289-9 within the night time session, after quick bowlers Kemar Roach (3-47) and Alzarri Joseph (4-84) inflicted most harm.

Having been bowled out earlier within the day after Kevin Sinclair (50) lifted the customer to 311, the Caribbean batters needed to powerful out 7.3 overs below lights to succeed in the day’s shut at 13-1.

Opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul (4) was caught-behind by Alex Carey off Josh Hazlewood on the final ball earlier than stumps, leaving captain Kraigg Brathwaite unbeaten on three.

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“I feel really, really good to get the fifty on my debut,” Sinclair stated.

“It’s about sticking with the basics for us.”

New opener Steve Smith, thrust into the position after David Warner’s retirement, fell to Roach for six within the first over of Australia’s innings when a seaming supply was adjudged lbw on assessment.

But it was a double-strike by veteran Roach on the stroke of dinner to ship Cameron Green (8) and Travis Head (0) on their method that despatched shockwaves by means of the house dressing room and caused a method change.

Mitchell Marsh (21) and Carey (65), who discovered fortune when his bails had been hit however not dislodged, performed at higher than a run-a-ball earlier than holing out whereas opener Usman Khawaja (75) set anchor.

Offspinner Sinclair (1-53) introduced out a backflip when Khawaja edged to slide and the job of lowering the deficit was left to Cummins, who hammered a career-best 64 not out to supply cheer to the 29,216-strong crowd attending on Australia’s nationwide vacation.

Cricket Australia in 2021 stopped referencing “Australia Day” for matches performed on Jan. 26 — the 1788 date when the primary fleet of British settlers arrived in Sydney — after a suggestion from its Indigenous advisory committee.

Earlier, the eighth-ranked vacationer antagonised the world Test champion with the bat for 18 overs after resuming from 266-8 in a single day.

An premature tumble left Roach (8) uncovered to a easy run out, prompting Sinclair to assault spinner Nathan Lyon (2-81) and attain 50 with an imposing six over long-on earlier than being stumped off the following ball to finish the primary innings.