Cricket Australia is being urged to give the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) a second Test match during the 2016/17 Australian summer, laying the foundation for a potential day-night test match to be held at the historic venue in late 2016.
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Denesh Ramdin was on 30 with Kemar Roach yet to score.
“Probably not”, Lyon said, when asked if he has ever bowled on an SCG wicket that has turned so much on day one.
Australia’s bowlers emerged from the break re-energised, however, and James Pattinson got the breakthrough when Bravo’s miscued pull sent the ball flying to Usman Khawaja running in from the deep.
Australia won the first test by an innings and 212 runs inside three days but a similarly short match in Sydney looks unlikely if only because of the weather.
Shai Hope (nine) was the only wicket to fall in the opening session as Brathwaite, who will resume on 50 after making his eighth test half century, and Bravo (32 not out) built on an improved West Indies batting performance in Melbourne last week.
Australia have dominated the West Indies in this series – over the two matches Australia have amassed 1,313 runs for the loss of 10 wickets, with the West Indies’ cumulative total standing at 924 for 38.
Australia bowled 75 overs on the first day, but only 11.2 overs on day two as the start of the storm cell hovering for days over the Australian east coast moved in.
More rain was forecast for Tuesday.
Steve OKeefe, one of the two recognised spinners along with Nathan Lyon in an Australian team for the first time in a decade in a home Test, said there was still time for Australia to get a result.
Brathwaite had dropped his bat before retreating to his end and Samuels was stranded by Hazlewood’s throw to the striker’s end. The fidgety state after this wicket was compensated to some extent by Carlos Brathwaite, who played a whirlwind cameo of 35 off as many balls with 4 fours and 2 enormous sixes at the expense of the Steve O’Keefe.
Tottering, West Indies were rescued for the second straight Test by the authoritative Carlos Brathwaite who counter-attacked to pull the innings around.
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Brathwaite’s 69 runs came off 71 balls with seven fours and four sixes and further enhanced his reputation after his 59 on debut during the second Test in Melbourne.
