Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne‘s 3rd consecutive hundred and native boy Travis Head‘s fast century powered the hosts to a commanding 330-3 at the opening day of the day-night 2nd Test in Adelaide on Thursday.
Their 199-run collaboration for the unbroken fourth wicket helped Australia conquer a wobble in the second one consultation, once they misplaced two fast wickets, and keep on the right track for a 2-0 sequence sweep.
Labuschagne, who scored 204 and 104 no longer out within the opening Test in Perth, hit 11 barriers in his unbeaten 120.
Head’s breezy 114 was once his first hundred at his house flooring and incorporated 12 fours.
Australia rested common skipper Pat Cummins as a result of a quadricep pressure. Fellow fast Josh Hazlewood was once dominated out with an aspect pressure which makes him unsure for the beginning of the next sequence towards South Africa.
Stand-in skipper Steve Smith elected to bat towards an injury-ravaged West Indies aspect who needed to make 4 adjustments to the squad that suffered a complete defeat in Perth.
David Warner (21) smashed Alzarri Joseph for 3 fours in an over however squandered a superb get started by means of chasing a wild supply from the bowlers simplest to be stuck in the back of.
Opening spouse usman khawaja (62) finished 1000 runs for the calendar yr and was once having a look in nice contact prior to West Indies struck again with two fast wickets after the lunch wreck.
Debutant Devon Thomas brushed aside Khawaja lbw with an angling supply, a call Khawaja challenged however may just no longer opposite.
In the following over, Jason Holder stooped in his observe thru to take a go back catch from Smith, who fell for an eight-ball duck.
Head joined Labuschagne to punish a depleted West Indies assault lacking the injured trio of Kyle Mayers, Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales.
As if that was once no longer dangerous sufficient, debutant paceman Marquino Mindley bowled simplest two overs prior to leaving the sphere with a suspected hamstring damage.
Labuschagne, lately the top-ranked Test batsman, shrugged off a sluggish get started and hit Thomas to the purpose boundary to deliver up his 3rd successive century of the sequence.
Head, who fell for 99 in Perth, may just no longer be denied his hundred both and the left-hander reached the mark with a boundary off Joseph.
“It’s probably one of the better ones, it’s very nice,” Head advised Cricket Australia and likewise heaped reward on Labuschagne.
“A chanceless hundred from Marnus. He’s played beautifully. He’s come and done it in challenging conditions and with a short turnaround.”
Their 199-run collaboration for the unbroken fourth wicket helped Australia conquer a wobble in the second one consultation, once they misplaced two fast wickets, and keep on the right track for a 2-0 sequence sweep.
Labuschagne, who scored 204 and 104 no longer out within the opening Test in Perth, hit 11 barriers in his unbeaten 120.
Head’s breezy 114 was once his first hundred at his house flooring and incorporated 12 fours.
Australia rested common skipper Pat Cummins as a result of a quadricep pressure. Fellow fast Josh Hazlewood was once dominated out with an aspect pressure which makes him unsure for the beginning of the next sequence towards South Africa.
Stand-in skipper Steve Smith elected to bat towards an injury-ravaged West Indies aspect who needed to make 4 adjustments to the squad that suffered a complete defeat in Perth.
David Warner (21) smashed Alzarri Joseph for 3 fours in an over however squandered a superb get started by means of chasing a wild supply from the bowlers simplest to be stuck in the back of.
Opening spouse usman khawaja (62) finished 1000 runs for the calendar yr and was once having a look in nice contact prior to West Indies struck again with two fast wickets after the lunch wreck.
Debutant Devon Thomas brushed aside Khawaja lbw with an angling supply, a call Khawaja challenged however may just no longer opposite.
In the following over, Jason Holder stooped in his observe thru to take a go back catch from Smith, who fell for an eight-ball duck.
Head joined Labuschagne to punish a depleted West Indies assault lacking the injured trio of Kyle Mayers, Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales.
As if that was once no longer dangerous sufficient, debutant paceman Marquino Mindley bowled simplest two overs prior to leaving the sphere with a suspected hamstring damage.
Labuschagne, lately the top-ranked Test batsman, shrugged off a sluggish get started and hit Thomas to the purpose boundary to deliver up his 3rd successive century of the sequence.
Head, who fell for 99 in Perth, may just no longer be denied his hundred both and the left-hander reached the mark with a boundary off Joseph.
“It’s probably one of the better ones, it’s very nice,” Head advised Cricket Australia and likewise heaped reward on Labuschagne.
“A chanceless hundred from Marnus. He’s played beautifully. He’s come and done it in challenging conditions and with a short turnaround.”
