Australia tour of West Indies: Aussie’s draw first blood – Cricket News Update
Australia goes one up in the three match Test series against the West Indies by winning the opening fixture at the Kensington Oval, Barbados on Wednesday, April 11. The tourists showed great will to win, as they chased down 192 runs in fading light.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, the Australian skipper, was ecstatic after the win and had plenty of praise for his countrymen, who despite all the odds stacked against them managed to pull-off a three wicket win.
“Fantastic result, we have some fond memories of this ground and it is great to end up with a win,” said Clarke. “Credit to our batsmen in the 1st innings and our bowlers in the 2nd. Our bowlers are very good as batsmen, they have served us very well.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s first inning 43 runs behind the West Indies first innings total of 449 runs, and the risk paid-off, as the Australian bowlers bundled out the Caribbean batting contingent for 148 in their second innings.
Speedsters http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Harris-c2330 led the charge and shared seven wickets between them.
Chasing 192 to win, Australia got off to a reasonable start. The visitors were in a commanding position with 106 runs on the board with eight wickets in hand, but they lost a cluster of wickets, which left them stranded at 140 for five. However, a nifty
partnership of 37 runs between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 proved to be the turning point.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, felt dejected after the loss. The captain rued the missed opportunities, however, he did hold that the series is still wide open and the West Indies will look to reverse the results in the remaining two games.
Congratulating Clarke and his men for the win, Sammy said, “Credit to Australia for fighting back. I thought we dominated the first three days but allowed them back into the match. We just had one bad session and that cost us. We had our opportunities but
did not capitalise. We have two Tests to go and we will look to comeback.”
Both sides have a three day rest after which they will face each other at Trinidad in the second Test match.
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