Australia was set to force an early end to the first cricket test against West Indies after taking five second-innings wickets late on the second day.
Australia was set to force an early end to the first cricket test against West Indies after taking five second-innings wickets late on the second day at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. The Caribbean side was 73-6 in its second innings and still trails Australia by 22 runs going into Day 3.
Travis Head earlier scored 119 from 134 balls to help put Australia in a strong position with 283 runs and a first-innings lead of 95 runs. Shamar Joseph took his third wicket on his debut for West Indies and Australia went to lunch Thursday at 144-5 and trailing the Caribbean side by 44 runs.
The 24-year-old Joseph took the prized wicket of new Australian opener Steve Smith with his first ball in test cricket on the opening day Wednesday at the Adelaide Oval. Joseph added the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne before stumps Wednesday, when Australia was 59-2. On Thursday, Joseph had new No. 4 batter Cameron Green out for 14.
Pace bowler Joseph, who made 36 batting at No. 11 — the second-highest score in the visitor’s innings — had figures of 3-52 at the lunch break.(HT)