07/12Result
2nd Test (D/N), West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 8-11 2022
Australia won by 419 runs
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia
07/12Result
2nd Test (D/N), West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 8-11 2022
Australia won by 419 runs
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia

We have it confirmed that Australia will bat again, no follow-on

4.51pm Australia finally end the last stand worth 43 which must have frustrated the hosts although they also dropped two catches, one of each of the batters. But they won't complain much after folding West Indies for 214, taking a lead of as many as 297 runs, and we'll go into the dinner break now. It was an eventful first session when most of West Indies' hopes rested on Chanderpaul and he was run out on the fourth ball of the morning before Lyon kept going after the visitors, got two wickets today, and Starc returned to wrap things up after even Phillip was run out. West Indies will rue those run outs more than anything today and we'll update you soon on the follow-on situation.

Abhijeet: "Cam Green and Warner should open here and Marnus and Smith should hold them back at 5-6 and give some exposure to middle order, too much reliant 2-3 batters in the line up."

Steve : "Neser getting massively under bowled. Pick of the bowlers last night yet bowled at least 4 less overs than the other frontline quicks. Get some nes"

Manthan Jain: "Almost forgot that Smith is captain until this drs......."

69.3
W
Starc to Chase, OUT, taken this time, at deep fine leg! Starc banged it in short with two fielders in the deep, Chase went after it with a swivel and skied it behind square, where Lyon came in from the deep and got his hands under it just in time with a forward dive

RL Chase c Lyon b Starc 34 (73m 56b 4x4 1x6) SR: 60.71

69.2
2
Starc to Chase, 2 runs, pretty full, Chase drives it in the massive gap in the covers and Labuschagne gives it a long chase before sliding and keeping it in this time
69.1
0
Starc to Chase, no run, nice and quick around off, he defends into the off side

Starc again with two slips and a gully. Third slip also comes in now. Fine leg and square leg waiting in the deep

END OF OVER:
69 | 1 Run | WI: 212/9

  • Marquino Mindley11 (32b)
  • Roston Chase32 (53b)
  • Nathan Lyon20-4-57-3
  • Mitchell Starc15-4-46-1
68.6
0
Lyon to Mindley, no run, but he pitches it closer to the stumps and Mindley defends it back successfully

Two slips for the last ball

68.5
0
Lyon to Mindley, no run, he tries to drive the length ball outside off and is beaten again
68.4
0
Lyon to Mindley, no run, big and loud appeal for caught behind mainly from Smith at first slip, Lyon has not even reacted. Smith says "I thought he hit it," and decides to review it on his own. Mindley drove the length ball outside off and was beaten, there's nothing on HotSpot and "daylight between bat and ball" says the third umpire with nothing on Snicko either. Not out it is

Afeef: "There's always plenty of entertainment in stubborn 10th wicket partnerships "

68.3
1
Lyon to Chase, 1 run, leans forward and helps the ball with the turn to long-on

This stand is worth 40 now

68.2
0
Lyon to Chase, no run, presses forward and pushes this one towards the covers
68.1
0
Lyon to Chase, no run, turning in towards the stumps, he helps it to mid-on

END OF OVER:
68 | 6 Runs | WI: 211/9

  • Marquino Mindley11 (29b)
  • Roston Chase31 (50b)
  • Mitchell Starc15-4-46-1
  • Nathan Lyon19-4-56-3
67.6
0
Starc to Mindley, no run, beats the outside edge as Mindley tries to defend, and Starc has a few words to say to the batter
67.5
6
Starc to Mindley, SIX, what timing! On the pads, Mindley nonchalantly flicks that off the pads with minimal power, just a flick of the wrists and that has sailed over the long-leg boundary in no time. That came out of nowhere!
67.4
0
Starc to Mindley, no run, dropped by the keeper this time! Starc gets the outside edge as Mindley pokes at the length ball outside off, it goes to Carey's right, but his initial movement was to the left, goes in his right glove and pops out
67.3
0
Starc to Mindley, no run, shorter now and angling in towards off, Mindley defends without moving much
67.2
0
Starc to Mindley, no run, 140.2kmh, right in the block hole this time, on off stump, and Mindley defends it nicely
67.1
0
Starc to Mindley, no run, nearly in the block hole with the sharp angle, he works it to leg off the pads

Ron: "Lyon will prove me wrong in a moment, but I reckon Starc should come in for an over or two to end this thing." And he comes on straightaway, around the wicket with three slips

END OF OVER:
67 | 8 Runs | WI: 205/9

  • Roston Chase31 (50b)
  • Marquino Mindley5 (23b)
  • Nathan Lyon19-4-56-3
  • Cameron Green6-0-44-1
66.6
0
Lyon to Chase, no run, 93.8kmh, quicker one to end the over outside off, he defends it to off off the back foot
66.5
0
Lyon to Chase, no run, loud appeal for lbw by many except the bowler as Chase goes for the reverse sweep and misses
66.4
4
Lyon to Chase, FOUR, on middle stump, Chase goes down the ground again even though there's some turn, and he doesn't quite middle it but he gets enough to get four more
66.3
0
Lyon to Chase, no run, some turn on middle and leg, and he defends it to leg
66.2
4
Lyon to Chase, FOUR, 86.9kmh, slightly fuller and Chase lofts that nicely down the ground with a nice swing of the bat to the long-off boundary. He took it on before it could turn much
66.1
0
Lyon to Chase, no run, goes back inside the crease and defends the length ball back

Jed: "Hey Vishal, when Australia break this partnership and take a 200 lead, do you think they'll enforce the following and bowl again under lights?" Unlikely, I'd say, given their bowling injuries and workload management

END OF OVER:
66 | 11 Runs | WI: 197/9

  • Marquino Mindley5 (23b)
  • Roston Chase23 (44b)
  • Cameron Green6-0-44-1
  • Nathan Lyon18-4-48-3

Craig from Adel: "Extra half hour coming?" That's right

65.6
4
Green to Mindley, FOUR, edged and just wide of a diving gully fielder! Mindley pushes at the length ball outside off, gets a thick edge as Australia wanted, Marnus dives to his left but it's gone just wide. Not sure if he got a hand to it

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West Indies 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15KC BrathwaiteT Chanderpaul
2nd0SSJ BrooksT Chanderpaul
3rd0J BlackwoodT Chanderpaul
4th6DC ThomasT Chanderpaul
5th21DC ThomasJO Holder
6th7JO HolderJ Da Silva
7th20RL ChaseJ Da Silva
8th7AS JosephJ Da Silva
9th0AS JosephA Phillip
10th1MJ MindleyA Phillip