The West Indies were hanging on with Australia six wickets away from a series-clinching victory at tea on the fourth day of the second Test in Melbourne today.
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Steve Smith had earlier declared Australia’s innings on 3 for 551 before, without having lost a wicket all day.
Brathwaite and Bravo dug in to push West Indies to 173-7 at lunch, still 179 runs shy of making Australia bat again at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Carlos Brathwaite lasted just four deliveries before being bowled by man-of-the-match Lyon, who claimed 3-85 for seven wickets in the match.
Already 1-0 down in the three-match series after losing the Hobart opener, West Indies started their daunting task positively, with Brathwaite scoring at almost a run a ball.
“I was glad the way we finished off. Taking that wicket just before the new ball was crucial for us”.
Australia heads into day four with a lead of 459 runs as it looks to close out the series with a second-straight win.
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He twice thought he had been dismissed by Pattinson, only to be recalled on both occasions after TV replays showed the Australian quick had overstepped his mark.
“Our bowlers still need to be a lot more disciplined than we are at the moment”, Holder told reporters after Tuesday’s defeat.
“The West Indies were up for the fight this game”, Smith said.
Bravo, who had shared a 90-run stand with Carlos Brathwaite before the debutant was dismissed for 59 before lunch, anchored further valuable partnerships for the final three wickets before James Pattinson had him caught for 81 to wrap up the innings. At the declaration he had scored 1,404 runs, ahead of Alastair Cook’s 1,357 with England now playing South Africa in Durban.
Voges was also unbeaten, his 106 off 166 balls the Western Australian’s fourth test century since his debut at the age of 35 against the same opponents on tour in Roseau.
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Smith had Sunday’s third Test in Sydney and the extra bowling workload in mind when he decided not to put the Windies back in to bat.
