Travis Head was main one other Australia try and be aggressive towards the West Indies in a first take a look at that will not transcend three days at Kensington Oval.
West Indies claimed a 10-run first-innings lead when it was bowled for 190 on Thursday. Australia then rallied from 65-4 to 92-4 by stumps on day two. Australia led by 82 runs with all of the stress seemingly on Head to outlive.
He counterpunched within the first innings with the one half-century of the take a look at to date however bunkered down within the second innings to defy one other sensible effort by the West Indies quicks.
For his stubbornness, Head copped a blow on his left glove from Alzarri Joseph within the day’s second-to-last over. Head was 13 not out off 37 balls with help from Beau Webster, 19 not out off 24.
After 14 wickets tumbled on day one, 10 had been claimed on day two on a pitch nonetheless providing seam and motion for the speedsters.
West Indies picked up its first innings on 57-4 and debutant Brandon King, 23 in a single day, was dropped on 26 by wicketkeeper Alex Carey off Josh Hazlewood. But Hazlewood nailed King on the identical rating when the batter shouldered arms and was castled.
Shai Hope, West Indies’ white-ball captain, joined take a look at captain Roston Chase within the center and so they hit again.
Hope drove Mitchell Starc for consecutive fours and Chase knocked Nathan Lyon for a six over mid-off. The pair added 63 runs in 19 overs to get West Indies to lunch on 135-5.
Two TV umpire selections
Chase was out after lunch within the first of two disputed selections by TV umpire Adrian Holdstock.
Chase was given out lbw to Australia captain Pat Cummins however Chase reviewed, suspecting an inside edge earlier than the ball thumped his again pad in entrance of center stump. The ball spike know-how, UltraEdge, confirmed some minor spikes earlier than the ball hit the pads however the TV umpire set them apart and mentioned there was a transparent hole between bat and ball.
Chase made 44 off 108 balls, together with just one boundary and one six, after a 67-run stand with Hope.
Webster obtained Justin Greaves on 4 and Hope on 48, each from edges behind to Carey, and Hope’s was debatable.
Carey took an incredible one-handed catch however video confirmed the ball in his glove touching the bottom. However, the TV umpire mentioned it was a good catch. Hope did not stick round to debate it.
His 91-ball knock left West Indies 162-8, 18 runs wanting Australia’s first complete.
Lusty hitting by Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph, an unbeaten 23 runs off 20 balls, swept the hosts to a 10-run lead.
Australia began its second bat straight after tea and Sam Konstas was dropped twice in the identical second over of the innings by Greaves and John Campbell behind the stumps.
The bowler was pacer Shamar Joseph, who has been the sufferer of 5 drops within the take a look at, 11 drops in 9 exams since his debut in January 2024.
Shamar Joseph finally bowled Konstas on 5, and fellow opener Usman Khawaja was lbw to Alzarri Joseph on 15.
No. 3 batter Cameron Green obtained an lbw overturned on 13, and a non-lbw confirmed on 14. But he was out on 15 after 47 balls to an edge off Greaves.
Just earlier than then, Josh Inglis shouldered arms to Seales and was bowled for 12.
Australia was 65-4 after one other prime order failure however Head and Webster dug in and endured the final eight overs.
