West Indies v Australia - 3rd Test – Day 1 - Live Score and Update
Australia 212/7 (90.0 ov) – Australia won the toss and chose to bat
At stumps on the first day of the third Test between Australia and West Indies, the tourists after winning the toss chose to bat first and have amassed 212 runs for the loss of seven wickets, at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica.
With a lead of 1-0 in the series, Australia would be aiming to seal the tournament by winning the finale, while the hosts would be focussing on levelling the tournament by ending the series in a draw.
Meanwhile, Australia suffered the loss of their first wicket with only one run on the board as opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan, perished after scoring only a run.
However, after this early blow, the Aussies bounced back in the game with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 steering things towards their side.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 grew desperate as they needed to take wickets in order to put the Aussies under pressure, but the duo of Watson and Warner denied them anymore wickets and batted handsomely till lunch.
Later in the match, Australia being on 84 runs lost their second wicket when Watson perished after scoring 41 runs.
The demise of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, on the crease as he crafted another dangerous partnership alongside Warner.
However, Warner became the third wicket of the day when he fell after scoring a half century, leaving his side standing on 105 runs.
It was then time for the Ponting and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 to stand their own against the rampant West Indies bowling attack, as the two played superbly and kept the scoreboard ticking by exhibiting superb play with the bat.
They steered http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 to 142 runs before Ponting found his way back to the pavilion after scoring a well tamed knock of 23 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 was soon to follow as he fell after playing an innings of 24 runs. At the time of his demise, Australia had managed to post 157 runs on the board.
Reliable middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 lost his wicket cheaply as he perished after scoring just 10 runs.
At the end of the day, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392 was unbeaten on 24 runs.
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