The West Indies’ torturous tour of Australia resumed on Thursday with Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head proving unstoppable on day one of many second Check.
Having received the toss, Australia once more dominated a depleted West Indies assault at Adelaide Oval, reaching stumps at 3-330 from 89 overs with Marnus Labuschagne (120*) and Travis Head (114*) unbeaten.
On the day he was anointed because the world’s No.1 Check batter, Labuschagne hit his third-consecutive century of the summer season to anchor one other ruthless Australian first innings.
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He was brilliantly supported by native hero Head, who got here to the crease at 3-131 after the shock lack of Steve Smith for a duck, and Usman Khawaja for 62.
Head – who made 99 within the first Check – then produced one other trademark counter-attacking knock, reaching three figures late within the night time to finish the final word redemption act.
In the meantime, West Indies heads dropped with the vacationers out of concepts and, seemingly, out of battle.
“I simply get the sensation that the fielding a part of the West Indies, they’re not giving the proper message,” Brian Lara stated on Fox Cricket after they took the second new ball.
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“The ball is coming in, it’s a model new ball, they usually’re wanting like they’d moderately be inside.”
Certainly, centuries to each Labuschagne and Head felt like forgone conclusions within the ultimate session with the West Indies struggling to get the ball to speak.
Labuschagne reached three figures in 187 balls, citing his tenth Check ton with a slash to the purpose boundary.
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And whereas he was unusually fortunate in Perth to convey up each of his centuries, there could possibly be no criticising what was a nearly chanceless innings.
“That’s an incredible innings,” Mark Waugh stated on Fox Cricket. “There’s no luck with that innings. It’s been a pure class No.3 Check hundred.”
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However essentially the most particular a part of day one got here with simply 18 minutes left, when Head joined Labuschagne in elevating the bat.
Lots of the 24,449 in attendance had stayed on to observe what would turn out to be the primary Check century scored by a South Australian on the Adelaide Oval since Greg Blewett in January 1995.
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The second clearly wasn’t misplaced on Head who soaked it in, embracing Labuschagne earlier than saluting all elements of his dwelling floor.
Head’s century got here off simply 125 balls and silenced the West Indies, who had hoped to wrestle some momentum from a extra degree center session.
Earlier, David Warner fell to Alzarri Joseph inside the primary session for 21.
Australia then reached 1-129 earlier than Khawaja was narrowly deemed lbw to Devon Thomas for 62, whereas Smith – who made 220 runs with out being dismissed in Perth – was caught and bowled by Jason Holder for a duck.
Play continues on Friday from 3pm AEDT.
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Australian XI
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Travis Head, Cameron Inexperienced, Alex Carey (wk), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
West Indies squad XI
Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shamarh Brooks, Jermaine Blackwood, Devon Thomas, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Roston Chase, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip, Marquino Mindley
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