At the time of the declaration Smith had reached his sixth Test century of the year and 13th overall on 134 with Voges unbeaten on 106.
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Australia captain Steve Smith was recently asked about Voges and he was full of praise for the 36-year-old.
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Darren Bravo was 13 not out, with debutant paceman Carlos Brathwaite on three, and their workforce in absolute disarray.
Burns made his ton and second Test century first with a punch for three through point.
James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon and Peter Siddle each snared two wickets apiece to leave the tourists – who lost the first Test by an innings and 212 runs – a massive 460 runs behind, with just four first-innings wickets still standing.
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Joe Burns of Australia is stumped by Denesh Ramdin of the West Indies during day one of the Second Test match between Australia and the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday.
So far in the series, Australia have amassed 928 runs for the loss of just seven wickets.
“The Windies removed risky opener David Warner cheaply for 23 off 12 balls in the fifth over of the innings”.
Voges reached his latest milestone in his 18th Test innings, only three other Australians have done it in fewer knocks.
Australia’s batting average for the series is 162 – the highest by any team that has faced at least 200 overs in any series ever.
Voges’ Test career could have ended in England earlier this year, where he managed a handful of starts but no scores of substance during the first three Tests.
But their stand was broken by the seventh ball of the evening’s play, Brathwaite (17) inside-edging a tossed-up delivery from off-spinner Lyon straight to Burns at forward short leg.
It went from bad to worse when Pattinson got his second lbw to bowl Marlon Samuels for a duck just three balls later, although replays showed the umpire’s decision – which Samuels did not review – was questionable.
Jermaine Blackwood was the top scorer for the tourists with 28 before offering Lyon a return catch.
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Siddle (2-19) would not be denied again as he took two wickets from two balls, first snatching Danesh Ramdin’s for a duck via a Burns catch and then clean bowling Windies captain Jason Holder for a golden duck.
