Player of the Match
Player of the Match

8.11pm Innings break Australia fold for 225. They lost 7 for 87 under lights after the dinner break in just 18.3 overs. There was some pretty loose batting there although it was challenging and perhaps they surmised that quick runs were a better option than trying to grit through given the swing and seam movement. We'll see when they bowl how good a score that is. Remember they have left Lyon out of the XI and have four quicks to pepper West Indies with. Shamar Joseph finishes with four wickets. Smith and Green were the key contributors with the bat but they also batted in the best conditions in the afternoon after the openers absorbed 16 overs against the new ball and before the lights took affect.

Bee: "Based on the length of time the two West Indies openers have been off the field. Can they open the batting, once they are fit enough to do so?" We're not quite sure. Campbell should be able to given his was an external blow. Louis is slightly different given it was a knee injury. We'll know shortly.

Mark: "Khawaja, Konstas, Green all wasted the first session and a bit. Should've played more aggressively, even if we got the same or lesser score, would've had more time to bowl in this 3rd session" Lots of criticism of Australia's top three. Batting was really hard against the new ball in the afternoon. There's a case to be made they have set up a decent score by avoiding another top-order collapse. Time will tell. We'll see how West Indies do with the bat.

70.3
W
S Joseph to Hazlewood, OUT, holes out to deep backward point! Good field placing. Back of a length, fourth stump, he backs away and slices a cut high to Alzarri Joseph who is well placed at deep backward point and he cruises around to take a good catch

JR Hazlewood c AS Joseph b S Joseph 4 (4m 2b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200

Around the wicket

70.2
1b
S Joseph to Boland, 1 bye, bouncer down leg, Hope flings himself full length to his left and knocks it down but they sneak a bye
70.1
4
S Joseph to Boland, FOUR, edged along the ground between second and gully! Back of a length on off, he stands tall and defends while staying leg side and the edge goes down and runs to the rope

Shamar Joseph back on to finish this off

END OF OVER:
70 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 220/9

  • Josh Hazlewood4 (1b)
  • Scott Boland1 (3b)
  • Jayden Seales16-3-59-3
  • Justin Greaves14-2-56-3
69.6
4
Seales to Hazlewood, FOUR, carved through point! Wow! Backs away to a back of a length ball tight to off, he nails a cut through point with power

Around the wicket

Cummins calls Hazlewood on and has a brief word to him. No declaration. Australia's No.11 might have been told to swing hard

69.5
W
Seales to Cummins, OUT, holes out to long-on! Slower ball does it. 118kph, length ball, Cummins tries to clear the rope again over long-on but the man is well placed and this was not well struck, easy catch for the man in the deep

PJ Cummins c Anderson b Seales 24 (27m 17b 0x4 3x6) SR: 141.17

69.4
0
Seales to Cummins, no run, another swing and a miss at a good length ball wide of off

West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0JD CampbellM Louis
2nd0M LouisKA Anderson
3rd0BA KingM Louis
4th5RL ChaseM Louis
5th2RL ChaseSD Hope
6th4RL ChaseJP Greaves
7th15JP GreavesAS Joseph
8th0AS JosephS Joseph
9th0JA WarricanAS Joseph
10th1AS JosephJNT Seales