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West Indies v Australia WINDSOR PARK, APRIL 23-27, 2012 3rd Test - WIN v AUS |
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| Australia 1st Inn | 328 All Out |
| West Indies 1st Inn | 218 All Out |
| Australia 2nd Inn | 259 All Out |
| West Indies 2nd Inn | 294 All Out |
| Australia won the toss and elected to bat | |
| Australia won by 75 runs | |
| West Indies | Over:96.3 RR:3.05 | ||||
| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| DJG Sammy* | 61 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 119.61 |
| S Shillingford | 31 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 67.39 |
| Australia | |||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| NM Lyon* | 29.3 | 6 | 87 | 3 | 2.95 |
| MA Starc | 9.0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Recent Overs: | ||
| 2 4 1 . . . | | . 1 . . . 1 | | . . . . 1 . | |
| Last Wicket: | Sammy, 61 (c:Hilfenhaus b:Lyon) |
| Current Partnership: | 49 runs, 63 balls, RR:77.78 |
Australia were in the driver’s seat at the end of the third day’s play of the third Test match against the West Indies at Dominica. Day four begins 1.00am AEST on Friday morning.
Eight wickets fell during the third day of the third Test match on a track that showed signs of slowing up a little.
West Indies extended their score from 8/120 on the second day to end on 218 before Australia ended day three at 6/200.
This gives Australia an overall lead of 310, which should be enough runs on a fourth-day track at Dominica.
Michael Hussey and Ryan Harris, who are at the crease, and the remaining three Australian batsmen to follow however, will look to extend the West Indian target up to 400 that should allow them to dictate terms in the fourth innings.
After Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s resistance in the first innings was ended some half hour before the lunch break, Australia lost an early wicket of Dave Warner to an outside edge to Kemar Roach.
Immediately after the break, Shane Shillingford grabbed his first of the innings and seventh of the game to send back Shane Watson, caught at short-leg. Australia were 2/25 at this stage and in trouble.
It was a third wicket stand between the two beleaguered batsmen on this tour, Ed Cowan and Ricky Ponting that pulled the visitors out of trouble.
Both scored half-centuries with similar strike-rates and added 87 for the third wicket.
After Narsingh Deonarine had sent Cowan back, further resistance from Michael Clarke took Australia to 3/168.
Then Roach had Ponting yet again, off a bouncer, Shillingford added to his tally by dismissing Clarke and Deonarine trapped first-innings centurion Matthew Wade lbw to peg Australia back a little.
Still, with the lead having grown to 310 and with the Australian lower-order having shown signs of wagging almost every time they have been at the wicket, the visitors will be favourites at this stage.
We will bring you the coverage throughout this third Test match of the series between West Indies and Australia from Dominica and hope to receive your opinions as the action unfolds from 1.00am AEST.
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7:08am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:08am | Report comment
And that is the end of Day’s play. Good resistance shown by West Indies in the last one and half sessions. Chanderpaul getting yet another half century during the course of which he reached 10,000 Test runs. But those two late wickets have set them back, and a defeat is imminent.
Clarke was the star of the bowling show getting three important wickets, as Lyon disappointed.
Barring a miracle or a thunderstorm Australia should wrap up the series with a 2-0 scoreline. Join us tommorrow for live commentary.
7:03am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:03am | Report comment
OUT!
He has got the big fish. Chanderpaul goes in the last over of the day.
This is a huge huge wicket. Clarke gets his third wicket.
That will be so deflating for the home side. Chanderpaul goes for 69.
7:01am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:01am | Report comment
Appeal!
Turned down. They review it.
7:00am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:00am | Report comment
Deonarine digs deep to play out the over from Watson. Just two off it.
4/173
6:56am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:56am | Report comment
Deonarine looks quite okay out there. They need less than 200 now.
4/171
6:54am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:54am | Report comment
Clarke comes on four a last couple of overs. He has been far more effective than Lyon today.
This will be a test for Deonarine.
6:48am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:48am | Report comment
Four!
Flicked off the pads by Deonarine. He looks at ease as off now.
6:47am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:47am | Report comment
Lyon’s bowled a fair number of short balls today. The left handers have been happy to get some easy runs.
Steadier stuff in this over though. 4 overs to negate.
4/163
6:44am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:44am | Report comment
Bravo looks forlorn as he stands with his head resting on the wall. He still has not got his pads off. Thinking of what could have been.
Just when they started seeing a glimmer of hope, he nicked one.
Watson gives two runs in his over.
4/161
6:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:39am | Report comment
Four!
Hit uppishly and in the air, but well placed. Slow and short from Lyon, turning away. Chanders gets himself another four runs by cutting it through the offside.
4/159
6:37am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:37am | Report comment
This is going to be a tough time for WI now. They lose wickets in clumps more often than not. Lets see how they hold on for the last 7 overs.
6:35am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:35am | Report comment
OUT!
Bravo departs. Pushes away from the body as the edge carries to Wade who takes a tumbling catch. Watson gets his first wicket.
The batsman is in a lot of anguish. Fine effort from him but they needed a lot more than just 45.
6:29am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:29am | Report comment
Nathan Lyon comes into bowl now. Bowling round the wicket. But having to pitch it well outside the leg stump to be able to hit the batsman’s offstump.
3/154
6:27am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:27am | Report comment
Watson comes into the attack. Continuing with the same ploy of bowling full and at the stumps.
3 runs off the over. Nine more overs to survive for the day.
3/153
6:18am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:18am | Report comment
Starc attacking the stumps. Bowling very full. Definite plan from the bowlers. Should think of slipping in a bouncer once in a while.
6:16am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:16am | Report comment
Four!
Starc continues bowling it full, but drifts down the leg. Shiv plays it late and puts it away to fine leg. Moves onto 58.
WI 3/149
6:13am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:13am | Report comment
The hundred off the partnership comes with a tap to third man.
Harris beats Bravo with a fast incoming delivery. Big appeal. The umpire turns it down. They decide against reviewing the decision.
Replays show the ball would have clipped the leg stump, so would have been given not out.
3/145
6:10am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:10am | Report comment
It has been an excellent hour or so for WI since tea. Both the batsmen looking confident and playing some shots.
Starc bowls one full delivery which shapes inwards. Bravo does well to keep it out.
3/144
6:07am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:07am | Report comment
227 runs still needed. The partnership worth 98 now. Play set to resume after the drinks break.
6:03am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:03am | Report comment
Four!
Wonderful delivery from Harris. Round the wicket aiming the yorker at the stumps. Chanderpaul manages to dig it out, but gets the outside edge. The ball goes between the keeper and first slip for four more runs.
That boundary brings up Chanderpaul’s half century.
3/142
5:58am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:58am | Report comment
Clarke ringing in the changes as he replaces himself with Starc.
They seem to be making a conscious effort to bowl it very full. Bravo attempts a couple of drives but cannot get the timing right. Bravo plays an flick in the air through the leg side, just above the square leg fielder. Fetches him two.
3/138
5:53am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:53am | Report comment
Harris trying everything to get a toe hold.
Comes over the wicket now and bowls extremely full. Hoping for some swing, which is conspicuous by its sudden absence.
3/136
5:49am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:49am | Report comment
Four!
Full toss from Clarke, duly punished by Bravo. Cover drives to reach 39.
The defiance continues.
3/134
5:47am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:47am | Report comment
Single off the Harris over as he bowls round the wicket. Does not make any impression on Shiv.
3/130
5:43am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:43am | Report comment
Spoke too soon. Bravo goes for an expansive cover drive, get the inside part of the bat. The ball flies towards the short midwkt fielder who make a valiant effort for it.
The partnership is now worth 83 runs.
3/124
5:41am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:41am | Report comment
Michael Clarke brings himself back into the attack. It has been steady stuff from the two batsmen since tea.
4:46am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:46am | Report comment
Fifty of the partnership comes up as Chanderpaul glides Watson to the third man area for two runs.
And that is tea. Finally some spine shown by the batting line up. And to no one’s surprise, it is Chanderpaul who is the inspiration behind it. Long way to go still. WI are 3 for 97.
Join us in fifteen minutes from now.
4:38am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:38am | Report comment
Four!
The blonde leg spinner by the name Warne-r comes into the attack. However bowls a long hop , which the 10000 runs man pulls through mid wicket.
4:34am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:34am | Report comment
Four!
Well timed by Bravo. Slight width offered, Bravo uses the pace of the ball, opens the face of the bat and places it through the gully region for a boundary.
3/87
Both the batsmen on 21
4:32am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:32am | Report comment
Two runs off the Clarke over who does not look threatening anymore.
3/83
4:29am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:29am | Report comment
Tea on the horizon. Bravo will not fish at anything outside the offstump that Watson is bowling.
3/81
4:25am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:25am | Report comment
The turn and bounce notwithstanding Chanderpaul looks at ease. He has infused some energy into the innings.
3/81
4:20am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:20am | Report comment
A couple of in swinging deliveries mean that they take one of the short cover fielders out and put him square on the leg side.
Good over by Watson. There is definite reverse swing on view now.
3/77
4:19am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:19am | Report comment
Watson replaces Lyon into the attack. Probably for a two over spell before the tea break.
He has two short covers in position. Would be looking to make the batsman drive and look to roll his fingers over the ball.
4:16am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:16am | Report comment
With so much turn and bounce there are bound to be a lot of byes and leg byes.
Four off the Clarke over including three byes down the leg side.
3/77
4:12am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:12am | Report comment
For someone who has been so successful, someone whose batting is so different, very little is known about the guy. Not many talk about him, not many give him the credit he deserves.
4:10am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:10am | Report comment
10000 Test runs for Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Only the tenth to get to that feat and the first West Indian. What a fantastic player.
The entire stadium stands up to applaud him. The occasion is not lost on the Australian’s either, and they too clap to appreciate his efforts.
And to think of it the WICB was hell bent on getting rid of him last year.
3/72
4:08am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:08am | Report comment
The specialist left arm spinner by the name Clarke comes back into the attack. And immediately creates problem.
Short ball from him, turns big and rises almost upto Chanderpaul’s helmet. The batsman tries his very best to avoid, but it still manages to hit the ball. Flies to third man for two runs.
4:05am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:05am | Report comment
Four!
Short. Turning away. Bravo goes to the back foot. Cuts it through point. Meat and drink.
3/69
3:59am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:59am | Report comment
REVIEW!
This ball from Starc swung away after pitching. Reverse swing?
Chanderpaul missed the line, but the ball hit him outside the off and was continuing further away. Good decision by the umpire.
3:57am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:57am | Report comment
Short ball, turning and bouncing. Bravo rocks to the back foot, and slashes at it. But is unable to control the shot. It takes the edge and loops towards the vacant point region.
Lucky to have had all the fielders around the bat, else he would have been on his way back.
3:54am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:54am | Report comment
Four!
Outside the off stump. Chanders poking at it. Takes the outside edge and goes to the third man boundary.
3/53
3:53am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:53am | Report comment
Starc slides down the leg side. Chanderpaul tries to flick it, it takes the pad and goes slightly wide of a diving Wade for four leg byes.
Shouts of catch it by the fielders.
3:51am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:51am | Report comment
A friend texts me predicting a six wicket haul for Clarke.
But the captain seems to have had enough. Brings Starc into the attack.
3:48am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:48am | Report comment
I want to go to the IPL, drag Gayle-Bravo-Samuel by the hand, thereafter head to the West Indies and search for Sarwan and Jerome Taylor and get them to replay this test match.
3:45am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:45am | Report comment
An air of resignation in Tony Cozier’s voice, while Ian Bishop seems to be unaffected and expecting this. They have been seeing the same thing over and over again for so many years now.
Talking about doing the same thing repeatedly.. Shiv Chanderpaul comes into bat.
3:43am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:43am | Report comment
OUT!
He does it again.
Powell bowled by Clarke for 24. Flighted delivery, the batsman does not get the full stride forward and goes for a drive. The ball turns and goes through between the bat and pad.
3:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:39am | Report comment
Lyon switches back to over the wicket. A better proposition I feel..
And bowls a maiden over. (Not literally though).
2/45
3:36am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:36am | Report comment
Both these young left handers are very pleasing batsmen to watch. If only they can last long enough.
Just a single conceeded by Clarke.
2/44 in 22 overs.
3:34am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:34am | Report comment
Four!
Brian Lara.. Oops.. Darren Bravo punches a slightly short delivery to the cover boundary. Pressure release that..
2/44
3:33am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:33am | Report comment
Lyon comes back over the wicket. Getting some huge amount of turn. Probably a bit too much.
3:31am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:31am | Report comment
Four!
Slightly short from Clarke, turning in. Powell goes back and lofts it with the turn to the mid wicket boundary.
2/39
3:30am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:30am | Report comment
The captain is making the ball talk. A near chance as a flick hits the short leg fielder. And then the next one keeping low and nearly sneaking in onto the stumps.
A lot of puff being raised as the ball pitches. Test of Powell’s temperament.
3:29am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:29am | Report comment
It is high time Gayle-Bravo-Samuels and the likes return to the Test team. Braitwaite, Powell and company have shown that they have some potential, but need to be more consistent. The WI can’t keep playing the youngsters and keep losing.
Good over from Lyon. Bowling round the wicket with the angle and taking the ball away.
2/35
3:24am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:24am | Report comment
Brathwaite perhaps should not have been out. Very unlucky to have been set back. But then that is how the UDRS is..
Words of praise for Clarke though. All his unconventional changes seem to produce a result.
3:22am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:22am | Report comment
Bravo seemed to have come a long way during his series in India. He has regressed since then. Time for him to stand up and come out of BCL’s shadows. This is THE ideal opportunity for him.
3:20am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:20am | Report comment
Four!
Short ball from Lyon. Powell goes back well, and cuts it with that Carribbean flourish. Beautiful..
3:19am
Johnno said | 3:19am | Report comment
R.I.P West Indies cricket.
3:19am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:19am | Report comment
It was a short ball from Clarke. Poor shot from Brathwaite, as he doesn’t go back and tries to cross bat it. The ball hit him on the offstump and would have just kissed the bails. The decision of the on field umpire stands.
Barely out.
2/28
3:16am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:16am | Report comment
OUT!
Braithwaite reviews.
3:16am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:16am | Report comment
Interesting change. Michael Clarke comes into the attack. He is a specialist on turners like these – especially against the Indians.
6 for 9 and 3 for 5 being his two best performances.
3:11am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:11am | Report comment
Dropped!
Technically yes. Practically impossible.
Lyon getting the ball to spin. Takes the inside edge and the ball goes straight to ground away from the leg slip. Ponting makes a dive only to get his finger tips to the ball.
3:10am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:10am | Report comment
Nathan Bracken on screen enjoying his bowl of soup..
Harris bowls a steady over conceeding just three runs.
1/23
3:04am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:04am | Report comment
Four!
Swept away and he gets a four! That has to be the approach from the West Indies, they can barely get away pushing and prodding on what is clearly a dusting pitch here.
3:03am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:03am | Report comment
Wohoa!
Outside the leg-stump, turning away and viciously!
3:01am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:01am | Report comment
Another maiden from Harris.
12 overs bowled and the score is 1/14. Seventh maiden of the innings.
And Lyon is back on now, to bowl his second over.
2:57am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:57am | Report comment
Every now and then, the quick bowlers are getting it to grip on this wicket. And yes, they are rolling their fingers over as well.
2:53am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:53am | Report comment
Four!
Powell’s batted for 20 balls without scoring a run and now drives one straight back for a four. He was trying to swish one away from the bat earlier, but this one, he smacked it straight.
1/13 in 10 overs.
2:46am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:46am | Report comment
Harris took up the attack in that first over. It is Ben Hilfenahaus from the other end.
1/7 in 8 overs.
2:44am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:44am | Report comment
Four!
We are back after the break and Brathwaite has opened the session with a four. Edged away to the third-man for a four.
2:15am
Johnno said | 2:15am | Report comment
Sunner Nathan Lyon does frustrate me becoz he does not seem to be able to do the same things Warney did with the ball.
2:22am
Ian Whitchurch said | 2:22am | Report comment
Could Johnno actually be Ricky Ponting ?
Or is he just unable to tell the difference between a once-in-a-century freak and a workmanlike offspinner ?
In other news, Johnno is disappointed in Clarke because he does not seem able to do the same things Bradman did with the bat.
2:33am
Johnno said | 2:33am | Report comment
I might be Ian punter you never know, and know i can;t tell the difference I am one eyed in m views, a typical sydneysider who whinges about having to even walk a bit to the stadium.
And yes you could say i am only happy when likes of the freak warney and bradman are in or micheal jordan or tiger woods, mere mortals annoy me Ian.
And Nathan Lyon was a curator or maybe still is at the Adelaide oval and to me and many sydneysiders and aussie fans he is nothing more than a grade bowler.
Jeff Thompson over the years has attacked many cricketers as being nothing more than a grade bowler and i’m with Thommo.
2:03am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:03am | Report comment
And we end the session with another maiden, from Lyon.
West Indies have scored 2 runs in that half-hour session and lost Barath to a stupendous catch from Cowan.
This, in reply to a target of 370 in many, many overs.
I will be back in 35 minutes with the second session. Hopefully to see a lot more runs scored.
2:01am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:01am | Report comment
Those are the only couple in the over then, 1/2 in six overs and we might have our first over from a spinner, Lyon is on.
1:57am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:57am | Report comment
Eureka! Eureka! That is the first run for both, West Indies in this innings and Brathwaite for 19 days.
A couple of them in fact, time for some celebration!
1:56am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:56am | Report comment
And another! Maiden! Five in a row. Yes, it is a Test match alright, but five maidens?
1/0 in 5.
1:54am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:54am | Report comment
Fourth successive maiden, Brathwaite has to wait for his first run.
There, some good news for Cameron White fans, he seems to have regained his six-smacking touch in the T20s, scored a 46-ball 78! Five sixes in his IPL innings.
1:49am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:49am | Report comment
Three overs, no runs on the board and a wicket.
1:47am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:47am | Report comment
OUT!
Gone, what a catch! Cowan had been hit when he was fielding at short-leg in the first innings but he has taken a ripper to send back Barth. This time he was at square-leg and he dived away to his right to pick it up one-handed.
0/1 in the third over.
1:44am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:44am | Report comment
Another maiden, this time from Starc as Brathwaite looks to get a run here in the series. The last time he scored a run was on April 7.
1:41am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:41am | Report comment
A maiden, the first over. Bit of swing away, three slips and a gully awaiting.
The last time a spinner took a 10-for in a Test was 1966, Lance Gibbs did it against England.
1:38am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:38am | Report comment
Here we start off with the West Indian chase. The target is 370 and there are about 155 overs or so to be bowled in the game.
Ben Hilfenhaus with the ball. Adrian Barath against him.
1:34am
Rhys said | 1:34am | Report comment
I’ve got a feeling that this could be over very quickly.
1:30am
Johnno said | 1:30am | Report comment
Suneer the west indies have impressed me at times and the potential is there, but this team really seems to lack spine , in other words the ability to close and the ruthless execution and go in for the death. maybe it is a mental thing more. But in the 80′s and mid 90′s curtly Ambrose and walsh and bishop, and malcom marshall im sure would of cleaned up the tail faster.
It is maybe choking or fear of winning, but the west indies team seems to choke a bit this series. Where as clarkes men have fought it out. They did it this summer at times.
Which makes me wonder I hope michela clarke finally stands up in England when the going gets really tough.
Thankfully no Flintoff, and James Anderson is getting older, and Chris tremlett is fading too.
Steve Finn will be a real X-factor , interesting to see how far he comes on. Swan is older now too. And Broad has been injury prone, and strauss is older as is KP.
I think the England team is a bit vulnerable far less imposing than the 2005 team or the class of 2010.
And no Flintoff or harmison or simon jones for the intimidating factor.
1:26am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:26am | Report comment
OUT!
Gone this time, Roach has another one as Starc is bowled.
Australia have been bowled out for 259. That gives them a lead of 369, which is a big one given the circumstances, the pitch.
370 will be a difficult chase…will be back in 10.
1:20am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:20am | Report comment
Roach has now come back, obviously the time he was away from the field has elapsed and he can come on.
Bowls a maiden to start with!
Shillingford concedes a single off the next.
9/259 in 84.
1:13am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:13am | Report comment
Single for Lyon, that is the only run in the over.
9/258 in 82.
1:10am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:10am | Report comment
They continue with the old ball and five runs off the Deonarine over, three singles and a couple for them.
9/257 in 81
1:05am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:05am | Report comment
Two singles off each of the overs from Deonarine and Shillingford.
9/252 in 80. Second new ball available.
12:59am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:59am | Report comment
Too many runs in the region of long-off for the lower-order. They need to stop these runs I think.
12:59am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:59am | Report comment
OUT?
Given out caught, went for the review and the umpire has ruled him not-out.
Lyon lives to fight another day. Or an over.
12:55am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:55am | Report comment
And what do we have here, a number nine and 11 at the crease and they play out a maiden!
12:50am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:50am | Report comment
Four!
Four!
Couple of fours, one for Lyon and another for Starc takes Australia to 9/245.
12:56am
Rhys said | 12:56am | Report comment
Suneer, given the amount of spin in this pitch, do you reckon Clarke might get Lyon to open the bowling?
1:43am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:43am | Report comment
It wouldn’t have been a bad idea (now that he hasn’t opened with him), but my feeling is Lyon will come on for an over before lunch. And bowl most of the overs today.
1:52am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:52am | Report comment
Then again, if you have a fast bowler taking an early wicket, it does mean that the tactic has worked!
12:46am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:46am | Report comment
OUT!
10-for for Shillingford!
And this time it is the end of the new batsman, Ben Hilfenhaus. He had hit Shillingford for a four the previous ball, but this time its playd to silly point!
Brathwaite was at the silly point and he caught that rather well.
12:44am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:44am | Report comment
Three easy singles after that wicket in the Deonarine over.
8/233 in 75.
12:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:39am | Report comment
OUT!
Change in bowling and change in fortunes, Harris had been struggling through the innings and he has been dismissed.
Perhaps inspired by Starc, Harris went for a huge slog, got the top-edge and the wicket-keeper took a simple catch.
8/230
12:39am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:39am | Report comment
Finally a bowling change, it is Narsingh Deonarine from the other end. Sammy probably thinks that he is better utilised in the slips.
12:36am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:36am | Report comment
SIX!
Starc’s not going to hang around for long, mucking around here, he has deposited Shillingford over long-on for a six! The lead is up to 340. Big enough I think.
12:33am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:33am | Report comment
Maiden from Sammy to Harris.
7/224
12:29am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:29am | Report comment
Four!
Off the earlier ball, it went straight with the arm, bounces and Starc leaves it alone – hits him on the midriff.
Pitched up off the next and it was drilled to the left of mid-off for a four! Starc is away…
7/224 in 72
12:25am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:25am | Report comment
OUT!
Gone! Gone! Shillingford has had the better of Hussey!
Turn, bounce and the edge carries through to the first slip, where Sammy holds on to an easy catch.
12:26am
Rhys said | 12:26am | Report comment
Shillingford on the verge of taking 10 wickets for the match. A great achievement if he can do it.
12:27am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:27am | Report comment
Yep, he has been mighty impressive on a track that has no doubt helped him – as I had mentioned earlier somewhere, he reminded me of Harbhajan Singh in 2001, got turn and a lot of bounce and the Australian batsmen struggled against him.
12:31am
Rhys said | 12:31am | Report comment
It’ll be interesting when the Windies next play on the sub-continent. Shillingford and Narine could make quite a dynamic spin duo.
12:45am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:45am | Report comment
Narine played in the Champions League T20 last season in India and boy, he was a pain to get away. If I remember correctly, his economy rate in the tournament – a T20 tournament – was less than five.
12:24am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:24am | Report comment
Single off the first ball, followed by five dots.
6/220 in 71.
12:22am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:22am | Report comment
It is alternating between cloudy and sunny. Sammy continues and Hussey drives through the covers for a single.
The field’s spread out for Hussey.
12:21am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:21am | Report comment
Another single-run over from Shillingford. Quick turn continues for me and Harris struggles to pick him up too well.
6/219
12:19am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:19am | Report comment
I must say it is cloudy right now at the ground.
12:18am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:18am | Report comment
The only reason I can think of Sammy bowling ahead of Deonarine and Rampaul is that he wants to stifle the runs with his line and length bowling.
Which is what he does by conceding only one off his second over of the day.
12:14am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:14am | Report comment
A single to Harris followed by Hussey sweeping it away for three. Loads of three in this series, many more than in some other parts of the cricketing world.
6/217 in 68.
12:13am
Johnno said | 12:13am | Report comment
Suneer are there still a lot of test cricket fans in India, or is all about T20 for the youth of India now.
12:16am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:16am | Report comment
Johnno, the worry is not whether people like Tests or T20Is, the bigger worry probably is that the youth is very attracted to European soccer – not too many 18-year olds will be able to name all the IPL captains but will know almost everything about EPL or La Liga.
In a way it is good, but it will be most interesting to see what the future holds for cricket in India.
12:12am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:12am | Report comment
Shillingford got bounce in the first over to Hussey. It is Harris against him now, which should be interesting.
12:09am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:09am | Report comment
Four!
And Hussey drives it back past the bowler for his second four of the day! He is bowling it too full and the batsmen are taking toll in the first over.
6/212 in the 67th.
12:08am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:08am | Report comment
They are not going to allow opportunities to pass by, driven away for three by Harris…
12:07am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:07am | Report comment
Sammy opens the attack from the other end. Roach did not take field for some time yesterday and he cannot bowl till he remains on ground for as much time.
12:04am
Suneer Chowdhary said | 12:04am | Report comment
Four!
First runs on the board on the fourth day, and Hussey gets it fine down the leg-side, swept away to a ball that drifted on his pads.
Shillingford is the bowler, who starts off with the proceedings.
11:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 11:59pm | Report comment
Hello and welcome to the fourth day of the third and the final Test match of the series.
Australia are ahead at this stage and unless West Indies can spring a miracle when it’s their turn to bat, this one looks headed Australia’s way.
The visitors are ahead by 310 runs, and there will be a small matter of four more wickets that West Indies need to take before they start thinking of a target. And Michael Hussey is still at the crease. Giving him company is the lower-order, which has done rather well in this series.