The hosts enforced the follow-on after dismissing the West Indies for 223 in their first innings at the Bellerive Oval within five overs of play in the morning session, which left the tourists with a first innings deficit of 360 runs.
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Aussie captain Steve Smith has ruthlessly denied Adam Voges a chance to notch up his first ever triple century as the West Indies continue to flounder in the first Test at Hobart.
The versatile De Villiers did keep wickets during last season’s home series against the West Indies when Quinton de Kock was injured but before that had not donned the gloves in a test since the 2013-14 home series against Australia.
James Pattinson looked back to his devastating best in the second innings, taking 5 for 27 after Josh Hazlewood had cleaned up the West Indies’ tail in the first innings.
Bravo achieved the rare feat of being dismissed twice in a session, caught trying for late runs in the first innings and then bowled by Pattinson cheaply in the second, part of a procession of wickets before lunch.
Voges, who made his debut against West Indies in Roseau earlier this year, secured his third century in 11 Tests off exactly 100 deliveries from the penultimate ball before tea.
They resumed on 207 for six in their first innings, with Bravo needing six more runs for his century – and he got there in the first over after striking Peter Siddle for his 18th and 19th fours.
“It was brilliant, that partnership was unbelievable”, Lyon said of the record.
And Burns might be the odd man out after again missing out in Australia’s innings and 212-run victory over the West Indies within three days.
The West Australian pair posted the all-time highest fourth-wicket partnership of 449, eclipsing the 437 held by Sri Lankans Thilan Samaraweera and Mahela Jayawardene against Pakistan in 2009. “It was a magnificent performance by that pairing – the game was in the balance when they came in and for them to put those figures up was invaluable for us”.
Smith said he expected to be fit to play in the Melbourne showpiece, the biggest Test on the Australian cricket calendar.
Smith will sit out his Big Bash League side Sydney Sixers’ domestic fixtures against Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes after aggravating an injury in his right knee and straining his right hip.
“I wouldn’t say it’s a step backwards, obviously in the past we’ve shown that we can compete”, Holder told reporters. “That really set us back and then we were always catching up”.
“To have those guys out in the middle for that long and to do the job they’ve done and put is in a pretty good position, as bowlers now it’s up to us to go out there and take 20 wickets”.
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Cricket South Africa confirmed the move Thursday as they named a 13-man squad for the first two Tests that also included a call-up for uncapped left-handed batsman Rilee Rossouw.
